Question

Marcus loves to pull his cat's tail. He formed a scheme that it's fun to pull any animal's tail that remotely resembles a cat. One day, however, Marcus pulls a dog's tail and get bit. Bewildered, he immediately adjusts his thinking and admits that he now understands that he cannot treat all animals like his cat, and behaves cautiously around animals that he doesn't know. At what point did Marcus accommodate information?

Answer 1

Marcus accommodated information after being bitten by the dog which made him realize his earlier schema about animal behavior was incorrect and required adjustment.

Step-by-step explanation:

Marcus accommodated information when he was bitten by the dog after pulling its tail, and realized he cannot treat all animals like his cat. This incident forced Marcus to adjust his previous scheme and thinking—a process known as accommodation, where one's existing knowledge structure (schema) is modified in response to new information. In cognitive psychology, this is part of the adaptation process described by Jean Piaget, where assimilation incorporates new experiences into existing schemas, while accommodation alters existing schemas to accommodate new experiences. Marcus's updated cautious behavior towards unfamiliar animals is a clear example of how this accommodation has been integrated into his thinking