Rhonda finds that tapping her hand on her bath water is very different from her previous experiences of tapping on a table, her high chair, and the floor. According to Piaget, Rhonda will need to _____ her schema of "tapping."

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Accommodation involves adjusting existing schemas to accommodate new information or experiences that do not fit with existing schemas. Rhonda's experience of tapping her hand on water is different from previous experiences of tapping, so she will need to accommodate her schema of tapping to include this new experience. Overextension and underextension involve incorrectly applying existing schemas to new experiences or incorrectly restricting existing schemas, respectively, which is not the case here. Revising a schema involves completely changing or discarding an existing schema, which may not be necessary for Rhonda's experience of tapping on water. Therefore, B) accommodate is the best choice.

Rhonda Finds That Tapping Her Hand on Her Bath Water