Question

multiple choice question one day, a child takes a drumstick and hits a toy drum. several days later, she is presented with a drumstick and toy xylophone. then, she is given a smaller stick and a triangle. based on her previous experiences with the other instruments, she hits the triangle with the stick. what piagetian concept does this example describe? organization equilibration tertiary circular reactions accommodation

Explanation:

The child applies the action of hitting an instrument with a stick (a previously - learned behavior) to a new situation (hitting a triangle with a stick). This is an example of assimilation, but among the given options, accommodation is related to modifying existing schemas based on new experiences. In this case, the child's schema of "hitting instruments with sticks" is being extended to new instruments. Tertiary circular reactions involve purposeful variation of actions to explore the environment, which is not the main concept here. Organization is about integrating schemas into a coherent system, and equilibration is about the balance between assimilation and accommodation. The child is adapting her behavior based on previous experiences, which aligns with accommodation.

Answer:

accommodation