Little Benjamin goes to the zoo with his mother, where he sees his first zebra. Proudly, he exclaims, "Horse!" His mother replies, "No dear, that's a zebra.". Benjamin will have to modify his concept of horse to "horses don't have black and white stripes.". Piaget would say that Benjamin is exhibiting
a. assimilation.
b. accommodation.
c. conservation.
d. object permanence.
B
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