Question

Randall's father gives him a golf club and a golf ball. Randall, who has never seen a golf club, begins to swing it like a baseball bat, then like a tennis racquet. After a while, Randall realizes that he must swing the club toward the ground in order to hit the ball. Randall's modification of the way he swings the golf club is an example of:________.

Answer 1

Answer: Accommodation

Explanation:

Accommodation is a term in psychology which is coined by the psychologists Jean Piaget to describe the fact that when a person acquires new information then he or she has to modify the existing previous knowledge in order to respond to the situation.

The person makes changes in the behavior and actions to show response to the situation.

According to the given situation, Randall was not aware about the fact that how a golf club and golf club is required to be used for playing gold. He tried to use the golf club as a baseball bat, and tennis racquet. But he later realized to modify the use of golf club by swinging it, which is the ideal use of golf club. Thus here Randall is accommodating the knowledge with the situation.