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A 4-year-old child is shown pictures of four cats and six dogs. when asked if there are more dogs or more animals, she will most likely say that​

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A four year old will probably say that there are more animals. This is due to assimilation. Assimilation is part of Jean Piaget's theory in cognitive psychology. This occurs when we take in new information and put it with existing knowledge.
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