Question

A student sees a new type of insect and fits it into their existing schema of 'bugs' without altering the schema. This process, according to Piaget, is known as:

• A. Accommodation
• B. Assimilation
• C. Schema Formation
• D. Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Assimilation

• Assimilation is the cognitive process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas, which is what the student did in this case.