Author Question: Little Sofia loves birds. She knows that birds fly. One day she goes to the zoo and sees an ostrich. ... (Read 126 times)

jon_i · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Little Sofia loves birds. She knows that birds fly. One day she goes to the zoo and sees an ostrich. When she learns that this is a bird that doesn't fly, it doesn't make sense at first. Piaget would say that she needs to __________ this new information about birds that can't fly.

A) assimilate
B) accommodate
C) habituate
D) defenestrate

Question 2

Whenever little Zbigniew drops his spoon, it falls to the floor. When he drops his cup, it also falls to the floor. This makes sense to him, so he can __________ the information that objects fall when dropped.

A) assimilate
B) accommodate
C) habituate
D) defenestrate