Question

In her first trip to a zoo, Latisha notices that leopards have paws very similar in shape to her cat Snowball's paws. She also notices that leopards walk in much the same way that Snowball does. Latisha starts to wonder if perhaps leopards are cats. Latisha's thinking illustrates Piaget's idea that thought is characterized by:

Answer 1

Answer: Latisha's thinking illustrates Piaget's idea that thought is characterized by USE OF SCHEMES.

Explanation: Piaget's idea that thought is characterized by use of schemes, explains that an individual is capable of using an outline universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind.

Her initial thought was the schema of a cat, using it to represent a leopard.