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A child fits a new fact into an unchanged mental framework. Which process is this?

AAccommodation
BEquilibrium
CAssimilation
DMaturation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Assimilation
1. The child keeps the existing framework as it is. 2. Integrating new information into that framework without altering it is assimilation. 3. Accommodation would require the framework itself to change, so it does not fit. _Source: Wikipedia, Constructivism (philosophy of education), Overview_
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