Becky is 30 months old and loves to throw things, especially balls.Becky's uncle finds Becky with his pet gerbil, Herman, in her hand.Becky was getting ready to throw Herman against the wall and said to her uncle, "Becky throw fuzzy ball!" How would Piaget explain Becky's behaviour?

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Becky is using assimilation because she is incorporating the new experience of holding a gerbil into her existing schema for balls by recognizing both as objects that can be thrown, without modifying her understanding or schema for what constitutes a ball.

Becky Is 30 Months Old and Loves to Throw Things