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

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Benjamin is exhibiting accommodation, a process described by Piaget where an individual adjusts or changes their cognitive structures (schemas) to include new information—in this case, modifying his concept of a horse to exclude animals with black and white stripes, like zebras.

Little Benjamin Goes to the Zoo with His Mother, Where