When Bette saw a skunk for the first time and asked why the kitty had a big stripe, her mother explained that the animal was a skunk. Now Bette recognizes skunks are different from cats. Bette has used

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Bette's learning process involves accommodation because she had to adjust her existing knowledge of cats to include a new concept of skunks. She had to modify her mental schema of cats to create a separate schema for skunks.

When Bette Saw a Skunk for the First Time and Asked