Nageeb thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took care of him.Nageeb's altered conception of a "nurse" illustrates the process of
A) conservation.
B) assimilation.
C) accommodation.
D) attachment.

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Nageeb's altered conception of a nurse suggests that he had to accommodate or modify his previous schema or understanding of a nurse to include middle-aged males. Accommodation involves changing one's existing schema in response to new information or experiences.

Nageeb Thought All Nurses Were Young Females Until a Middle-Aged