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Chapter 2: Cognitive & Language Development

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According to Piaget's theory what is assimilation and accommodation, respectively? Provide an example for each.

Author: Ahmad Danial



Answer:

Assimilation is the process of using existing schemes to interpret new experiences. For example, driving a new automatic Tesla using the driving scheme of my parent's automatic Exora. I have assimilated the experience with the Tesla into my driving scheme. Accommodation is the process of CHANGING our thinking to create NEW schemes or ADJUST old ones when they can no longer explain new experiences. For example, I now buy a red Ferrari with a manual shift, so I must now change my thinking about driving and accommodate my driving scheme.


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