AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Adjusting current schemas to make sense of new information is called
A
assimilation.
B
accommodation.
C
egocentrism.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Accommodation: Involves altering existing ideas or schemas as a result of new experiences. The process of accommodation involves altering one’s existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or new experiences.

Detailed explanation-2: -Accommodation – Another part of adaptation involves changing or altering our existing schemas in light of new information, a process known as accommodation. Accommodation involves altering existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or new experiences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Accommodation is when schemas are altered or new ones are formed as a result of new information or experiences. It is an adaptation process used to progress from one stage of cognitive development to another.

Detailed explanation-4: -While accomodation seeks to create new schemas, assimilation seeks to relate new information to old cognitive structures (schemas). In order to develop intelligence, organisms must balance accommodation with assimilation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Assimilation describes how we interpret new experiences in terms of our current understanding, so in terms of our current schemas. Accommodation describes how we later adjust our schemas to better incorporate new experiences.

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