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Lobcity · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Piaget would probably view the development of a system of classification of animals and plants as evidence of our need to

a. view the parts of any whole in some kind of hierarchy.
b. adjust to our environment in an effort to maintain equilibrium.
c. organize the elements of our world into some kind of interrelated system.
d. change existing schemes in order to incorporate new experiences.

Question 2

Eight-year-old Elizabeth is given a butterfly net for her birthday. She spends hours and hours capturing all kinds of creatures: butterflies, moths, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, aphids, and pill bugs, to name just a few. She notices that some of the creatures have six legs and some have eight. She also notices that some have hard covers over their wings and others don't. She takes note of these differences and begins to separate her creatures according to the differences she notes. Which of the following, according to Piaget, is the process in which Elizabeth is engaging?

a. equilibrium c. foreclosure
b. assimilation d. organization