One's schema refers to an individual's understanding of the world around
her and how it works. Persiptop, a native living in an isolated region of a
tropical rainforest, has just seen the contrail of a jet airplane for the first
time. He determines that it must be a special type of bird that is new to the
area. This is an example of ??????? with regard to his schema.
accommodation
assimilation
representational thought
fixation