Three-year-old Tran used to call all flying objects such as airplanes and slowly falling leaves "birds." Now he correctly labels airplanes,butterflies,birds,and bees.Which Piagetian process has Tran accomplished?
A)Assimilation
B)Concrete operations
C)Accommodation
D)Proximal development

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Tran has accomplished the process of accommodation, which involves modifying existing mental schemas to accommodate new information. In this case, he has modified his schema of "birds" to include more specific categories such as airplanes, butterflies, bees, etc.

Three-Year-Old Tran Used to Call All Flying Objects Such as Airplanes