Nathan,who is three years old,tried to feed a cookie to his sister's hamster and was surprised when the hamster refused to eat the cookie.Because Nathan assumed that hamsters like the same kinds of food as little kids,his schema for hamsters needs to be ____,according to Piaget.
A) expanded
B) organized
C) assimilated
D) accommodated

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According to Piaget's theory, when new experiences do not fit into existing schemas, they must be accommodated by creating new schemas or altering existing ones. Nathan's assumption about the hamster's food preferences did not fit with his existing schema, so he needs to accommodate his schema by recognizing that hamsters have different food preferences than little kids. Therefore, the best choice for this scenario is D - accommodated.

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