Simon is learning about the alphabet.He learns the letter O because it is round.If Simon sees the letter C and thinks it is the letter O because it is round,________ has occurred.If he sees the letter C and thinks it must be a different letter because it is not completely round,________ has occurred.
A) object permanence;conservation
B) accommodation;assimilation
C) conservation;object permanence
D) assimilation;accommodation

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When Simon thinks the letter C is the letter O because it is round, he is assimilating this new information into his existing schema of round objects. When he recognizes that the letter C must be different because it is not completely round, he is accommodating his schema to incorporate this new information.

Simon Is Learning About the Alphabet