At a recent birthday party that your daughter attended she received a bag of colorful plastic toys. There were several animals, a few cars, and people. After you opened the bag, your daughter started playing with them
After a few minutes you noticed that she was putting them into groups (e.g., animals, cars, people, etc.). What was she doing?
a. sorting
b. categorizing
c. memorizing
d. practicing fine motor skills
B. Placing the toys into groups is an example of categorization. Piaget believed that mental representation in toddlerhood is the basis of categorization.
Psychology
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