Eight-year-old Charlotte thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took her temperature and pulse in the hospital.The change in Charlotte's understanding of who nurses can be illustrates which Piagetian process?

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Accommodation occurs when existing schemas (the way we understand the world) are changed or new ones are created in response to new information or experiences. Charlotte had to adjust her schema of what a nurse can be to include middle-aged males, which is a classic example of accommodation.

Eight-Year-Old Charlotte Thought All Nurses Were Young Females Until a Middle-Aged