Beanpole plays basketball. During the past month, his arm has grown an inch, and he overshoots. His error reflects ____ of the shooting scheme.

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Beanpole's overshooting due to his arm growing reflects assimilation, which is the process of incorporating new experiences into existing cognitive schemas without changing them. In this case, Beanpole is applying his existing shooting scheme without adjusting for the change in his arm length.

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