Question

Piaget’s concept of “accommodation” refers to:

• A. Using existing schemas to deal with new situations
• B. Creating new schemas to fit new information
• C. Forgetting old information that is no longer useful
• D. Integrating new information without changing existing schemas

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Creating new schemas to fit new information

• Accommodation occurs when a child modifies or creates new schemas to adapt to new experiences that don’t fit their existing knowledge.