Little Benjamin goes to the zoo with his mother, where he sees his first zebra. Proudly, he exclaims, "Horse!" His mother replies, "No dear, that's a zebra.". Benjamin will have to modify his concept of horse to "horses don't have black and white stripes.". Piaget would say that Benjamin is exhibiting

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

B

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a) 5% showed a resistant attachment. b) 25% showed a resistant attachment. c) 35% demonstrated an avoidant attachment. d) 65% showed a secure attachment.

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Learning based on association of behavior with its consequences or learning based on reinforcement or punishment is referred to as:

A. classical conditioning. B. scaffolding. C. confabulating. D. operant conditioning.

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