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Cognitive Disequilibrium

A child has always believed that all birds can fly. Upon visiting a zoo and seeing penguins for the first time, the child struggles to understand why these birds cannot fly. The cognitive conflict the child is experiencing is known as which of the following?

A

Accommodation

B

Disequilibrium

C

Assimilation

D

Equilibrium

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