Whenever Jane has a backache,she uses a different mattress to relieve the pain.Her backache usually goes away after the change.Today,Jane has serious pain in her knee.She believes that by using the mattress she uses for her backache,she will be able to alleviate her knee pain.In the context of Piaget's theory of cognitive development,Jane is using the _____ process in developing her schemas.
A)adjustment
B)assimilation
C)accommodation
D)adaptation

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Jane is using assimilation because she is applying an existing schema (changing mattresses to relieve pain) to a new situation (knee pain) without altering the schema.

Whenever Jane Has a Backache,she Uses a Different Mattress to Relieve