Sheri was having a few friends over and she served edamame as a snack. Bob thought she was serving peas because that's the only thing he thought came in pods like that. Sheri explained that edamame is soy beans. For Bob to recognize edamame in the future, which cognitive organization reaction must occur?
A) assimilation
B) internalization
C) accommodation
D) contrast

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To recognize edamame in the future, Bob would need to accommodate his previous cognitive organization (the idea that all podded vegetables are peas) to include the new information that edamame is a type of soybean. Accommodation involves altering existing cognitive structures or creating new ones to accommodate new information.

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