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Kelley assumed that all small, furry animals were cats. While at the park, she went up to a skunk that sprayed foul-smelling stuff on her. Now she knows that not all furry animals are cats. This is an example of:

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The answer is Accommodation
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Answer: this is an example of accomodation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Accomodation is a term used in psychology, developed by Piaget, that is used to describe the process in which we change our existing schema so as to include new information. In the example given tge girl has a mental scheme that makes her believe that all furry animals are cats. When she meets the skunk she needs to accomodate the new information to change her schema.

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