Kayla sees a dolphin on television. At first she thinks it's a fish because it is swimming in the ocean. Then she sees that it must come to the surface to breathe. Kayla begins to form a new schema representing this new information. Which cognitive mechanism would Piaget say Kayla is using?
a. accommodation
b. disequilibration
c. assimilation
d. equilibration
Question 2
These cognitive frameworks provide a way to understand and organize new knowledge.
a. critical periods
b. schemas
c. language acquisition devices
d. scaffolds
Ancestor Fish
International Television Viewing Rates in Childhood In most developed countries, children watch TV
Fish-shaped Perfume Bottle
Digital illustration of a fish that was believed to have become extinct during the Cretaceous Period