Which cognitive expert's theory does the scenario describe? Ashlyn has a dog in her house, but she has never seen a cat. When she visits a friend who has a cat, she notices the animal's fur and four legs and thinks it is a dog. Once learning the animal is a cat, she notes the differences and tells her parents about the new animal she met.

The correct answer is : Jean Piaget's schemata theory

Explanation:

The schemata or cognitive theory of Jean gives idea and states that intelligence is not a fix trait or inherited but constructs and develops by the processing and interaction with the environment.

According to him cognitive development is develop by four different stages and only occurs due to biological maturation and perceiving the world and its phenomenon.

Thus, the correct answer is : Jean Piaget's schemata theory