Little Kahlil calls all small, four-legged furry creatures "dogs." He is using the process Piaget called
A) conservation.
B) decentration.
C) accommodation.
D) assimilation.

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Little Kahlil is using assimilation, which is the process where a child uses an existing mental schema (in this case, the word "dog") to understand and categorize new information (small, four-legged furry creatures). Piaget believed that assimilation is one of the two process by which children understand and adapt to the world around them.

Little Kahlil Calls All Small, Four-Legged Furry Creatures "Dogs