Sarah has recently learned that the sun does not go up and down each day, but that it is the Earth that moves. The fact that Sarah visualises the Earth moving up and down next to the sun each day (rather than orbiting the sun on its axis)demonstrates which Piagetian developmental task?
A)Accommodation
B)Assimilation
C)Equilibration
D)Conservation

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Sarah's visualization of the Earth moving up and down next to the sun is an example of assimilation, where she is trying to fit new information into her existing mental framework or schema, even if it is incorrect.

Sarah Has Recently Learned That the Sun Does Not Go