There are three pet cats in little Lydia's family. Lydia mistakenly concludes that a neighbor's rabbit is a cat. In Piaget's terms, Lydia is demonstrating assimilation.

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Lydia is incorporating new information (the neighbor's rabbit) into her existing schema (her understanding of what a cat is) without altering her existing schema, which is the process of assimilation according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

There Are Three Pet Cats in Little Lydia's Family