After hearing the child's error, his sister corrects him, saying "No, that's a horse." The following week, the child sees a zebra and labels it correctly. According to Piaget, the child's correction is an example of:
A)accommodation.
B)aggregation.
C)assimilation.
D)aptitude.

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Accommodation occurs when new information or experiences cause you to modify your existing schemas. In this case, the child adjusted his understanding of what defines a horse when corrected by his sister, and later correctly identified a zebra, showing he had adapted his schema to differentiate between similar animals.

After Hearing the Child's Error, His Sister Corrects Him, Saying