Suppose little Maria has a good schema developed for "dogs." When she sees her neighbor's new dog, she correctly says, "Dog." Piaget would explain Maria's ability to incorporate a new instance of the "dog" category as an example of accommodation.

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Incorporating new information into an existing schema is referred to as assimilation. Accommodation involves changing a schema in order to fit a new instance into it.

Suppose Little Maria Has a Good Schema Developed for "Dogs