Jean Piaget
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In the context of Child Development and Pedagogy, according to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, when a child modifies or changes their pre-existing schema to fit new information, what is this psychological process called?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Accommodation is the process by which a child alters or modifies their existing schemas to incorporate new information that does not fit into pre-existing cognitive structures.
- Accommodation (समायोजन): Modifying existing schemas when new information cannot be integrated directly.
- Assimilation (आत्मसातीकरण): Fitting new information into existing schemas without changing them.
- Equilibration: The cognitive balancing act between assimilation and accommodation.
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