An infant is being weaned to drink out of a cup.She continues to suck the cup as if sucking on her mother's breast.This best illustrates:
A) accommodation
B) assimilation
C) preoperations
D) conservation

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The infant is using an existing schema (sucking as used during breastfeeding) to deal with a new object (the cup). This is the definition of assimilation, where new experiences are incorporated into existing schemas.

An Infant Is Being Weaned to Drink Out of a Cup.She