Jean Piaget
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, when a child attempts to fit new information into their existing schema, but the existing schema is unable to fully incorporate that information, resulting in the child having to modify their old schema or create a new one, what is this cognitive mechanism called by Piaget?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Accommodation is the process in which a child modifies their existing schema (mental framework) or creates a new schema to adapt to new information, because the prior information or schema is insufficient to handle the new situation.
Key Concepts:
- Accommodation: Modifying existing schemas or creating new ones to fit new experiences.
- Assimilation: Fitting new information into existing schemas without altering them.
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