A young child who has only ever seen small, four-legged domestic dogs encounters a goat at a petting farm. She immediately points to the goat and says, 'Look, doggy!' Her father corrects her, explaining that it is a goat because it has horns and makes a bleating sound. The child then updates her cognitive structures to establish a separate category for goats.
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which concepts explain the child's initial labelling of the goat and her subsequent mental adjustment?
The initial labelling is an example of assimilation, and the subsequent adjustment is an example of accommodation.
The initial labelling is an example of accommodation, and the subsequent adjustment is an example of assimilation.
The initial labelling is an example of equilibration, and the subsequent adjustment is an example of schema preservation.
The initial labelling is an example of object permanence, and the subsequent adjustment is an example of conservation.
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