Jennifer is a toddler and has a pet cat at home.One day,she sees a small dog and says "kitty." Her mother explains that the animal is a "doggie" NOT a "kitty." What must Jennifer do to understand "doggie?"
A) Eliminate her schemata for "kitty."
B) Assimilate the new information into her existing schemata.
C) Accommodate the new information by changing her schemata.
D) Develop a sense of object permanence.

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Jennifer must accommodate the new information by changing her schemata. This means she must adjust her existing understanding of the animal as a "kitty" and create a new mental category for "doggie."

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