Baby Janice knows that when she is put in the highchair,it is time to eat.So when her father puts her in the highchair and hands her a book,Janice puts the corner of the book in her mouth.According to Piaget,Janice's behavior can be best explained by _____.

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Janice is exhibiting assimilation because she is using her existing knowledge (putting things in her mouth) to understand and interact with a new object (the book). She is assimilating the book into her existing schema of objects that can be chewed on.

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