Four-year-old Britney mistakes her neighbor's new pet rabbit for a kitten. Britney's error illustrates the Piagetian process of

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Britney's mistake illustrates assimilation, which is the Piagetian process of incorporating new experiences into existing schemas. In this case, Britney is incorporating the new experience of seeing a rabbit into her existing schema for a kitten, because they are both small, furry animals.

Four-Year-Old Britney Mistakes Her Neighbor's New Pet Rabbit for a Kitten