Three-Year-Old Alec and His Father Visited the Zoo

Multiple Choice

Three-year-old Alec and his father visited the zoo.While there, Alec's mother took him to see the squirrel exhibit.Alec saw many different types of squirrels, but when he saw a flying squirrel glide from one branch to the next, he pointed and said, "Look, daddy! Bird." Considering Piaget's work, Alec is demonstrating an example of ___________.

A) object permanence
B) scheme
C) assimilation
D) accommodation