Two-year-old Alex and his mother visited the zoo. While they were there, Alex's mother took him to see the otter exhibit. When he saw an otter swimming rapidly, he pointed and said, "A fish." In the context of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, what is Alex demonstrating?
A. cognitive substitution
B. accommodation
C. object permanence
D. assimilation
Answer: D
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