Baby Pedro has combined his reaching, grasping, and sucking schemes into one higher-order scheme that allows him to reach for his pacifier and put it into his mouth to suck. In Piaget's theory, this achievement is an example of
A) accommodation.
B) assimilation.
C) organization.
D) adaptation.

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This achievement is an example of organization, which is the process of categorizing and combining previously learned schemes into a larger, more complex system. Pedro is combining his reaching, grasping, and sucking schemes into one larger system for more efficient use of those schemes. Accommodation involves modifying a pre-existing scheme to fit a new experience, assimilation involves using a pre-existing scheme to interpret a new experience, and adaptation involves the process of adjusting and modifying schemes in response to new experiences.

Baby Pedro Has Combined His Reaching, Grasping, and Sucking Schemes