alleryWhat is assimilation in Piaget's theory?
AFitting new information into existing schemas
BChanging old schemas to suit new facts
CForgetting information that does not fit
DCopying the actions of an adult model
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Fitting new information into existing schemas
1. A schema is an existing mental framework.
2. In assimilation the child interprets a new experience using that old schema.
3. Changing the schema itself is accommodation, not assimilation.
_Source: Wikipedia, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Assimilation and accommodation_
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