According to Piaget, children are born with a sucking reflex. This reflex must be adapted to the environment for the child to gain nutrition. Shortly after birth when presented with a bottle the child attempts to suck with the in-born sucking reflex. According to Piaget, this is an example of which of the following processes?

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Assimilation is the process by which a child incorporates new information into existing cognitive schemas. In this case, the child uses the in-born sucking reflex (an existing schema) to interact with a new object (the bottle).

According to Piaget, Children Are Born with a Sucking Reflex