Jeannie observed rocks sinking in water and said,"I already knew that.All rocks sink." Then she saw a piece of pumice floating on water and was told that pumice is rock.Several days later,she was asked again if rocks sink in water.She replied,"Well,most do." In Piaget's terms,what process did Jeannie use to draw this conclusion?
A)Accommodation
B)Assimilation
C)Classification
D)Conservation

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Jeannie initially assimilated the concept that all rocks sink in water. However, when presented with the fact that pumice, which is a rock, floats on water, she had to accommodate her previous understanding of rock sinking in water to include exceptions. This process of accommodating new information into existing schemas is called accommodation in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Jeannie Observed Rocks Sinking in Water and Said,"I Already Knew