. Mikey is three years old, and he has a black and white cat at home. While on his first camping trip, Mikey sees a skunk for the first time. He thinks the skunk looks like his cat and tries to pet the skunk, but the skunk sprays him. Mikey’s mother explains that that was not a cat but a skunk. Mikey now knows the difference between a cat and a skunk. Mikey’s change in his understanding--that a skunk is different than a cat--can be best understood in terms of Piaget’s concept of?

assimilation

accommodation

disequilibrium

an operation