Three-year-old Zara calls all four-legged animals "kitties." Her tendency to fit all four-legged animals into her existing conception of a kitten illustrates the process of
A) conservation.
B) assimilation.
C) accommodation.
D) egocentrism.

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Zara is assimilating all four-legged animals into her existing schema of a kitten. She is trying to fit all these animals into her pre-existing understanding of a cat-like creature.

Three-Year-Old Zara Calls All Four-Legged Animals "Kitties