Little Benjamin is taken for a drive in the country. He sees his first live horse in a field, points, and calls out, "Horse!" Benjamin has already seen horses on television and even has a stuffed toy horse. In this case, he adds this new experience to his existing concept of horse. Piaget would say that Benjamin is using

a. assimilation.
b. accommodation.
c. conservation.
d. object permanence.


A

Psychology

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