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." By learning that a zebra is different from a horse, Benjamin is exhibiting which of the following processes, according to Piaget?
a. assimilation
b. accommodation
c. conservation
d. object permanence
ANSWER: b
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