"Raindrops keep falling on my head.And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed,nothing seems to fit!" These lyrics to a popular song describe a very uncomfortable sleeping arrangement! There are several ways this problem can be solved.If the singer chooses to cut off his feet so that he fits in the existing bed,this would be similar to the Piagetian concept of __________.
A) accommodation
B) adaptation
C) assimilation
D) schema transformation

Question

"Raindrops keep falling on my head.And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed,nothing seems to fit!" These lyrics to a popular song describe a very uncomfortable sleeping arrangement! There are several ways this problem can be solved.If the singer chooses to cut off his feet so that he fits in the existing bed,this would be similar to the Piagetian concept of __________.
A) accommodation
B) adaptation
C) assimilation
D) schema transformation

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Piagetian concept of assimilation involves incorporating new experiences into existing schemas without changing the schema. In the context of the song lyrics, cutting off his feet to fit into the existing bed represents an extreme form of making the new situation fit into the existing conditions (the size of the bed) without changing the external conditions (getting a bigger bed), which aligns with the concept of assimilation.

"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head