Amandine’s family has a dog, which she adores. She often has…
Amandine’s family has a dog, which she adores. She often has toddler-level conversations with her family dog, and loves when the dog barks in response. One day she meets a cat, which she automatically calls a dog, since it is small and furry and has a tail. She is astounded, however, when the “dog” meows rather than barks. Her mother explains that dogs bark and cats meow. As a result, Amadine changes her idea of what a dog is to include the fact that dogs bark. Changing a schema to incorporate new information is called
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