The first time 10-month-old Daniel tried to use a cup and a straw, he tipped the whole cup up like a bottle and got very wet. His mother quickly intervened and put the cup in an upright position. Soon, Daniel learned that he may tip up the bottle, but cups and straws must remain in an upright position. Daniel's modification to his drinking schema is the result of a(n) __________.

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Accommodation involves changes in ways of thinking that occur in response to encounters with new stimuli or events. In this example, the new encounter is a cup and straw, as opposed to the familiar bottle. At first, Daniel treats the cup like a bottle, but he changes his way of thinking and therefore uses the cup and straw differently than he uses the bottle.

The First Time 10-Month-Old Daniel Tried to Use a Cup