Discussion
Jagriti has learned that her dog, Rusty, is a Golden Retriever. When she sees another dog that looks similar to Rusty but is a different breed, she calls it a dog too. According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which concept does this demonstrate ?
Answer: D
This demonstrates assimilation.
In Piaget's theory, assimilation is fitting a new experience into an existing scheme. Jagriti has a scheme for 'dog' built on Rusty, and she applies it to a new dog of a different breed without changing the scheme.
Accommodation would be changing the scheme to fit something that does not match it. Egocentrism is difficulty in seeing another's viewpoint, object permanence is knowing an object exists when out of sight, and conservation is understanding that quantity stays the same when appearance changes.
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