Greg is usually a very assertive person but recently experienced a situation where his boss was very angry,which had never happened before.Greg became very passive and quiet.His response is one of ______.

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Greg's response is an example of accommodation, a psychological term from Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Accommodation occurs when an individual adjusts their existing schemas (mental models) or ways of thinking in response to new experiences or information. In this case, Greg, who is usually assertive, changes his behavior in response to the new experience of his boss being very angry, indicating an adjustment in his behavior or mental model to accommodate this new situation.

Greg Is Usually a Very Assertive Person but Recently Experienced