Jonas knew that animals with fur,pointy ears,a tail,four legs,and that say "woof" were called "dogs" by his parents.He saw a new animal and thought it was a dog until it "meowed." Jonas's parents said that it was a "cat." Jonas could now distinguish between a dog and a cat depending on the sound the animal made.This revision of Jonas's schema for a "dog" best illustrates:

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This scenario best illustrates accommodation, which refers to the process of adjusting existing schemas or creating new ones to fit new information or experiences. In this case, Jonas had a schema for "dog" that included specific characteristics, but when he encountered a cat that also had fur, pointy ears, a tail, and four legs, he had to create a new schema for "cat" to accommodate the new information that cats say "meow" instead of "woof."

Jonas Knew That Animals with Fur,pointy Ears,a Tail,four Legs,and That