At age 3, Naeela is quite skilled at blowing whistles, playing her toy trumpet, and blowing bubbles. Her initial attempts to work a kazoo fail, however, and she finds she has to make adjustments to produce sounds with a kazoo. The process by which Naeela modifies her actions to make the kazoo work best illustrates the Piagetian concept of

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Naeela's adjustment to produce sounds with a kazoo after initial failure is an example of accommodation, a Piagetian concept where individuals change their cognitive structures to accept new information or experiences. This contrasts with assimilation, where new experiences are integrated into existing cognitive structures without changing them.

At Age 3, Naeela Is Quite Skilled at Blowing Whistles