While being dressed for bed, seven-month-old Darnell picked up the new comb that his mother just bought for him. Darnell had never seen this before and didn't know how it was used, so he tried to put it in his mouth
Piaget might say that Darnell was __________.
a) assimilating the comb into his existing schemes
b) accommodating the comb into his existing schemes
c) adapting the comb into his existing schemes
d) adapting the comb with substage 3: secondary circular reactions
Answer: a
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a. low-birthweight infant. c. unexpected weight infant. b. small-for-gestational-age infant. d. small-fry infant.
One concern about surrogate motherhood is that it
A) poses a greater risk than natural conception to infant survival and healthy development. B) may promote exploitation of financially needy women. C) is a dangerous step toward selective breeding. D) is too heavily regulated.