Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says, "Birdie"! Her mother says, "That flies like a bird, Janis, but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying, "Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of ________
a. assimilation.
b. preoperational thought.
c. accommodation.
d. egocentric thinking.
Answer: c
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