Emma is used to riding her own bicycle and decides to ride her brother's bike,which is slightly larger and has hand brakes rather than a foot brake.According to Piaget,Emma must use accommodation in order to make the changes necessary to ride her brother's bike.

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, accommodation is the process by which existing mental structures are modified to fit new information or experiences. Emma's experience of riding a different bike with different features (such as hand brakes instead of a foot brake) would require her to adjust her existing mental schema for riding a bike. Therefore, she would need to use accommodation to adapt to the new situation.

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