Benji has started calling his father "dad," but he also calls all the men that he sees "dad." According to Piaget, this error is due to the phenomenon of
A) amalgamation.
B) accommodation.
C) assimilation.
D) application.

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, assimilation is the process of incorporating new information into existing schemas, which are mental frameworks or structures that help individuals understand and organize their experiences. In this case, Benji has a schema for a father figure, which includes the term "dad." However, he has not yet fully differentiated the concept of "dad" from individual men who share some characteristics with his father, so he is applying the term more broadly. This is an example of assimilation, where Benji incorporates new information (seeing other men) into his existing schema (father figure) without fully understanding the differences between them.

Benji Has Started Calling His Father "Dad," but He Also