Baby Fedelia discovers a red chili-pepper on the floor and calls it "candy." After she puts the chili-pepper in her mouth,she realizes that it is not at all like candy.According to Piaget,this experience will most likely result in ____.
A) object permanence
B) accommodation
C) assimilation
D) conservation

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that when a child encounters new information that doesn't fit with their existing schema (in this case, the expectation that all small colorful items are candy), they must either assimilate the new information into their existing schema or create a new schema altogether (accommodation). In this scenario, the child realizes that the chili-pepper is not like candy, which suggests an accommodation in her understanding of what objects are edible.

Baby Fedelia Discovers a Red Chili-Pepper on the Floor and Calls