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Three-year-old jesse used to call all moving vehicles "car." he now accurately categorizes moving vehicles into trucks, cars, motorcycles, and buses. jesse has _____ to fit new information into his existing scheme

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Assimilated
Assimilation is the process of taking in new information and make incorporate the new information into our existing knowledge. This process was described by Jean Piaget in his theory of cognitive development in children. Jesse is doing this by fitting the new information into his existing schema.
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