Ted is playing a new lawn game for the first time that involves throwing wooden dowels as close as possible to a square target.He does well fairly quickly, because the game is so similar to horseshoes, something he's already good at.This demonstrates Piaget's concept of:
A)schemata
B)accommodation
C)assimilation
D)conservation

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Assimilation is the process of taking in new information and incorporating it into an existing mental schema. In this scenario, Ted is able to quickly pick up the new lawn game because it is similar to horseshoes, which he is already familiar with. He is able to assimilate this new game into his existing schema for horseshoes.

Ted Is Playing a New Lawn Game for the First