James is a young child and he has just learned something very interesting. He learned that his pet named Rover and the neighbour's pet named Lassie are both examples of the same category-dogs. This reflects Piaget's concept of
A)accommodation
B)assimilation
C)disequilibrium
D)object permanence
E)conservation

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James is assimilating new information (Rover and Lassie are both dogs) into his existing cognitive schema for dogs. This process of incorporating new experiences into existing frameworks is known as assimilation according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

James Is a Young Child and He Has Just Learned