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How would Piaget describe the process of learning something new using terminology from his cognitive development theory?
(A) When we can’t assimilate new information, we change our schemas through accommodation.
(B) As we encounter new social situations, we either develop healthy or unhealthy personality characteristics in order to cope with social demands.
(C) Humans develop increasing abilities to think about moral choices, and our ability to think about the rights of others develops over time.
(D) Rewards and punishments for behaviors are the major influence on learning in humans.
(E) The interaction between nature and nurture determines that genetic influences are a major cause of the pace of learning and learning difficulties.
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(A) When we can’t assimilate new information, we change our schemas through accommodation.
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Piaget described schemas (the ways we think about the world) as going through a process of assimilation and accommodation. When we encounter something new in the world, we first try to use our existing schemas to understand it (assimilation). If that doesn’t work, we may have to change or expand our schemas in order to deal with the new object, event, or idea (accommodation). We learn through accommodation, as our schemas change and become more sophisticated.
Posted : 11/07/2024 7:16 pm