Little Janie is visiting the zoo for the first time and sees a wolf.She says,"Look,Mommy,a doggy." This is an example of ____.
A)adaptation
B)assimilation
C)accommodation
D)conservation

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This is an example of assimilation, where Janie is using her existing schema (knowledge) of dogs and applying it to what she sees as a wolf. She is assimilating the new information into her existing schema.

Little Janie Is Visiting the Zoo for the First Time