Multiple choice

According to Piaget's cognitive theory of learning the process, which is used to understand existing knowledge to deal with a new object or situation is called __________.

  1. assimilation

  2. schema

  3. equilibrium

  4. accommodation

  5. none of these

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Explanation

Assimilation is using an existing knowledge or schema to deal with or understand a new object or situation.  For example A 2 year old child sees a man who is bald on top of his head and has long frizzy hair on the sides. To his father horror, the toddler shouts Clown, clown.

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