A kindergartner needs to figure out how to place a square wooden block into a square-shaped hole on a pegboard. If he is not successful and tries to put the square block into the round hole, the child will need to ________ the new information.

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The child will need to accommodate the new information, as accommodation involves changing existing cognitive structures or creating new ones in response to new information or experiences that do not fit into existing schemas.

A Kindergartner Needs to Figure Out How to Place a Square