Alicia,a Three-Year-Old Girl,knows That Fish Swim in Water

Alicia,a three-year-old girl,knows that fish swim in water.When she sees an alligator for the first time,she says to her father,"Look at that big fish!" Her father tells her that the creature is not a fish,but an alligator.Later,Alicia sights a frog and asks her father "What is that called?" In this scenario,Alicia's question arises due to the process of _____.

A) enculturation
B) assimilation
C) accommodation
D) preoperational thinking