Dana's young child sees an older woman at the market and says, "Granny." This woman is not the child's grandmother, and Piaget would say this demonstrates the process of ____________.

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Piaget's concept of assimilation involves incorporating new experiences into existing cognitive schemas, even if they don't exactly fit. In this case, the child is applying the familiar schema of "granny" to any older woman, which is an example of assimilation.

Dana's Young Child Sees an Older Woman at the Market