Jean Piaget
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, when a child incorporates new information into their existing schema, what is this process called, and in which stage does it most strongly affect a child's logical thinking?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, 'Assimilation' is the cognitive process in which a child uses their prior experiences or existing schema to understand new external information and fit it into their current knowledge structure. Conversely, when the existing schema fails to accommodate new information, the process of 'Accommodation' occurs. For a detailed study on this topic, you can refer to the Wikipedia reference.
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