Little Alicia knows that fish swim in the water. When she sees her first alligator, she says to her father, "Look at the big fish!" Her father tells her that the creature is not a fish, but an alligator. After some deliberation, Little Alicia decides that some creatures that swim in the water are not fish. Alicia initially exhibited ________, and then she exhibited ________.

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Little Alicia initially tried to fit the alligator into her existing schema or concept of a fish, which is assimilation. However, when she realizes that the alligator does not fit her concept of a fish, she adjusts her schema or concept to accommodate this new information. This is accommodation.

Little Alicia Knows That Fish Swim in the Water