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A child who has seen only dogs calls a cat a 'dog'. Later, noticing the differences, the child forms a new category 'cat'. In Piaget's term…

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A child who has seen only dogs calls a cat a 'dog'. Later, noticing the differences, the child forms a new category 'cat'. In Piaget's terms, the first response and the second response are respectively examples of

  • Aequilibration and egocentrism
  • Baccommodation and assimilation
  • Cconservation and centration
  • Dassimilation and accommodation
Correct answer: D

Explanation

Fitting the new object into an existing scheme is assimilation, while modifying the scheme or creating a new one to fit the object is accommodation.

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