While strolling through the zoo with his mother,5-year-old Tim sees a penguin for the first time.He stares at the animal for a while and then tells his mother,"See the wings and beak,that's just some kind of bird." From a Piagetian perspective,Tim's behaviour is best explained by
A)accommodation.
B)biodynamics.
C)assimilation.
D)equilibrium.

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Tim's behavior can be best explained by assimilation, which is the process of incorporating new experiences into existing schemas. In this case, Tim has a schema for birds and is trying to fit the penguin into that schema, hence he calls it 'some kind of bird'. This is an example of assimilation. Accommodation involves modifying existing schemas to fit new experiences, biodynamics refers to the study of motion in living organisms and equilibrium refers to the balance between assimilation and accommodation in cognitive development.

While Strolling Through the Zoo with His Mother,5-Year-Old Tim Sees