Jonah learned to eat cereal by picking up a few pieces at a time and putting his fingers and the cereal pieces into his mouth.While eating yogurt,Jonah realizes that this method does not work,so he instead learns that yogurt is eaten with a spoon.Jonah's learning to eat yogurt with a spoon-NOT his fingers-shows
A) accommodation.
B) assimilation.
C) theory of mind.
D) centration.

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Jonah's adaptation to use a spoon for yogurt after realizing his usual method (fingers for cereal) doesn't work is an example of accommodation. This is a term from Piaget's theory of cognitive development, referring to how we adjust our schemas (mental models) to incorporate new information or experiences.

Jonah Learned to Eat Cereal by Picking Up a Few