Question 1
Two-year-old Katherine sees a goat for the first time, and calls it a cow because it has four legs and horns. According to Piaget, Katherine's response is best considered an example of:
◦ fixation
◦ re-classification
◦ accommodation
◦ assimilation
Question 2
Which of the following is the best example of what is meant by the term
maturation?
◦ a first-grader who is learning to do arithmetic problems
◦ an infant who babbles "ga-ga-ga-ga" when she is content
◦ a college student who is working hard to learn to speak Spanish
◦ a mother who teaches her 2-year-old to control his temper by ignoring him when he has a tantrum