A pre-school child after seeing a zebra at the zoo, calls out "Horse!". Which of the following processes he is using?

Options

A. Accommodation
B. Assimilation
C. Organisation
D. Seriation

Answer

B

Explanation

Assimilation refers to a part of the adaptation process Initially proposed by Jean Piaget. Through assimilation, we take in new information or experiences and incorporate them into our existing Ideas. The process is somewhat subjective because we tend to modify experlence or information to fit in with our pre-existing bellefs. For example, if a child sees a zebra for the first time and calls it a harse. The child assimilates this Information into her schema for a horse.