generalizing assimilation

generalizing assimilation

in Jean Piaget’s theory of sensorimotor intelligence, the incorporation of increasingly varied objects into a reflex scheme, as, for example, when an infant generalizes a sucking scheme to his or her hand, a blanket, or a toy.

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