When Kathy uses crayons, she holds them tightly and presses down hard on the paper
Her mother just gave Kathy some fine line markers to draw with. Kathy grips the marker tightly and presses the point down hard on the paper.
The point of the marker breaks. Kathy's difficulty with this new drawing instrument is due to
a. assimilation.
b. accommodation.
c. conservation.
d. object permanence.
ANSWER: a
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