Author Question: Which one of the following best reflects Piaget's notion of equilibration? a. A child assimilates ... (Read 53 times)

tingc95 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which one of the following best reflects Piaget's notion of equilibration?

a. A child assimilates without accommodating.
b. A child accommodates without assimilating.
c. A child doesn't encounter any new or challenging ideas.
d. A child revises existing schemes to incorporate new information.

Question 2

As a first-grade teacher reads a book about penguins in Antarctica, she points to Antarctica on a globe. Six-year-old John seems really puzzled. How come they don't fall off the earth? he asks. From Piaget's perspective, John can best be described as:

a. Experiencing disequilibrium
b. Have difficulty with conservation
c. Having difficulty with class inclusion
d. Accommodating when he should be assimilating