Hazel got a puppy. She knows that puppies are animals. Her next-door neighbor has a cat. Hazel's mother tells her that both puppies and cats are animals. As a result, Hazel changes her scheme of animals to include cats. Changing a scheme to incorporate new information is called

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Accommodation is the cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be incorporated. This is what Hazel did when she updated her understanding of what animals are to include both puppies and cats.

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