A young girl driving past a farm sees a cow and says, "doggie!" Her older brother, who used to do the same thing when he was her age, informs her that this isn't a dog but is actually a cow. In fitting the cow into a pre-existing schema, the sister shows that she is using the process of _.

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Assimilation is the process of fitting new information into an existing schema. In this case, the girl is fitting the cow into her schema for dogs.

A Young Girl Driving Past a Farm Sees a Cow