A two-year-old child's family has a pet dog. The child visits the neighbor's house and sees their pet dog. Even though the neighbor's dog is larger and a different color the child points to it and says "dog." Which of Piaget's processes does this demonstrate?

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This demonstrates assimilation, which is the process of incorporating new information into existing schemas. The child's existing schema for "dog" includes their family pet, but they are able to apply this concept to the neighbor's different-colored and larger dog.

A Two-Year-Old Child's Family Has a Pet Dog