Mary has come to understand that a tomato is a fruit.Jason has come to understand that a frog is an amphibian and not a reptile.Which of the following statements is true about these two schemas?
A) Mary is assimilating, and Jason is assimilating.
B) Mary is accommodating, and Jason is accommodating.
C) Mary is assimilating, and Jason is accommodating.
D) Mary is accommodating, and Jason is assimilating.

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Mary is assimilating because she is using her existing schema of fruits to categorize a tomato. Jason is accommodating because he is changing his existing schema of reptiles to include frogs as amphibians. Both are adjusting their thinking to fit new information, but in different ways.

Mary Has Come to Understand That a Tomato Is a Fruit.Jason