Because Baby Eddie has a pet dog, he thinks all animals have four legs and a tail, bark, and are furry. The first time he sees a cat, this theory works until the cat meows. Baby Eddie must now change his original idea. This change in Baby Eddie's thinking so that he now knows that some animals called dogs bark and some animals called cats meow illustrates
A)assimilation.
B)accommodation.
C)abstraction.
D)object permanence.

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Accommodation occurs when new information or experiences cause you to modify your existing schemas. In this case, Baby Eddie modifies his original schema of animals after encountering a cat, which does not fit into his previous understanding of what an animal is.

Because Baby Eddie Has a Pet Dog, He Thinks All