Incorporating new information into existing theories is to ________ as modifying existing theories in light of new information is to ________.

A) conservation; egocentrism
B) imprinting; maturation
C) sensorimotor stage; preoperational stage
D) assimilation; accommodation

Accommodation

In psychology, a cognitive process of adjusting one's schema to incorporate new information; in everyday usage, refers to making physical or social adjustments or adaptations.

Assimilation

The process by which a person or a group becomes part of another culture.

Existing Theories

Previously developed and accepted explanations for phenomena or observations within a particular domain of knowledge.