Young Lancelot is running around the house with a pot on his head,holding a trashcan lid in one hand and a stick in the other,yelling about killing dragons.Jean Piaget would say that he's engaged in
A)accommodation.
B)assimilation.
C)pretend play.
D)deferred imitation.

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Lancelot's behavior is an example of pretend play, which is a common activity for children in the preoperational stage of development according to Piaget. He is using his imagination to create a scenario where he is a brave knight fighting dragons, which is typical of preoperational stage children's tendency to create fictional scenarios in their play.

Young Lancelot Is Running Around the House with a Pot