Jonas knew that animals with fur, pointy ears, a tail, four legs, and that say "woof" are called "dogs" by his parents. He saw a new animal and thought it was a dog until it "meowed." Jonas's parents said this was a "cat." Jonas could now distinguish between dog and cat depending on the sound the animal made. This revision of Jonas's schema of a "dog" best illustrates:

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Accommodation is the process of modifying existing schema to incorporate new information that does not fit within existing schema. In this scenario, Jonas had to modify his schema of a "dog" to distinguish it from a "cat" based on the sound they made. Hence, the best option is B) accommodation.

Jonas Knew That Animals with Fur, Pointy Ears, a Tail