AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADOLESCENCE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

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Little Andrea has just learned that robins are birds. She now sees a sparrow, points to it, and calls out “Bird!” According to Jean Piaget, Andrea is showing the cognitive process of
A
assimilation
B
accomodation
C
object permanence
D
conservation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Based on Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, Andrea is showing the cognitive process of assimilation because she now sees a sparrow, points to it, and calls out “Bird."

Detailed explanation-2: -Piaget proposed four major stages of cognitive development, and called them (1) sensorimotor intelligence, (2) preoperational thinking, (3) concrete operational thinking, and (4) formal operational thinking. Each stage is correlated with an age period of childhood, but only approximately.

Detailed explanation-3: -Assimilation, Accommodation, & Equilibrium Overall, these processes are known as adaptation, which is another way to describe using the most sophisticated cognitive tools available to keep schemas up to date. Adaptation involves two complementary sub-processes: assimilation and accommodation (Scott & Cogburn, 2021).

Detailed explanation-4: -In addition to Piaget’s three types of knowledge and four stages of development of knowledge, is the process of the development of knowledge. This process is based on three principles: assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration. Assimilation is when a child incorporates new objects or events into existing schemes.

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