Two-year-old Anita has learned the word "dog" to identify the family pet Rover. Now Anita says the word "dog" when she sees any animal. Anita has _____ these animals into her existing scheme.
A) associated
B) accommodated
C) assimilated
D) applied

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Anita has assimilated these animals into her existing scheme because she is using her existing knowledge of "dog" to label all animals, which is a characteristic of assimilation in cognitive development.

Two-Year-Old Anita Has Learned the Word "Dog" to Identify the Family