When primary school children's knowledge of birds is altered or expanded so that includes examples like penguin and ostrich, this developmental phenomena has probably occurred
A) assimilation
B) accommodation
C) schema acquisition
D) language detection

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The best choice is accommodation, which is the process of modifying one's existing schemas or creating new schemas to incorporate new information that does not fit with existing knowledge. In this case, the child's existing schema of birds may only include common examples such as sparrows and robins, but they must modify their schema to include more exotic examples like penguins and ostriches.

When Primary School Children's Knowledge of Birds Is Altered or Expanded