Ehud was at the park with his father and excitedly pointed to the squirrel and exclaimed, "kitty, kitty." his father pointed out that this was a squirrel, not a kitty. tommy's initial understanding best illustrates the process of

His' labeling of the animal would best represent the process of assimilation. This process is an adaptation process by Piaget where individuals acquire new experiences or information and, from these, they are incorporated to the ideas or beliefs we already have.