A child believes that any object that flies is a bird based on a past experience that the "birdie is in the sky." He now calls airplanes and hot air balloons "birdies." This would be an example of ________.
A) accommodation
B) assimilation
C) priming
D) equilibration

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This is an example of assimilation, where the child is incorporating new experiences (seeing airplanes and hot air balloons fly) into an existing schema (anything that flies is a bird).

A Child Believes That Any Object That Flies Is a Bird