AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
adjustment of one’s schema to include newly observed events and experiences
A
assimilation
B
accommodation
C
representational thought
D
object permanence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In assimilation, children make sense of the world by applying what they already know. It involves fitting reality and what they experience into their current cognitive structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Assimilation, we try to fit the new object into this schema. In the process of accommodation, we change our schema to fit the characteristics of the new object. Assimilation and accommodation work together to produce intellectual growth. The children begins to see and understands things in new ways.

Detailed explanation-4: -Assimilation: Person interprets new ideas or experiences to fit existing schemes. Accommodation: Person changes existing schemes to fit new ideas or experiences.

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