PSYCH 2AA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-8.3: Essentialism, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
8 Mar 2016
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Assimilation: occurs when new experiences are readily incorporated into a child"s existing theories, ex. Infant"s theory of dogs includes the facts that dogs are friendly and like licking people"s faces. Accommodation: occurs when a child"s theories are modified based on experience, ex. A baby is surprised the first time they see a cat , it resembles a dog but meows instead of barks and rubs against her instead of licking her face. Revising her theory to include this new kind of animal illustrates accommodation. Accommodation and assimilation example would be the butterfly/moth example with ethan and kat: the two are usually in equilibrium. When disequilibrium reluts: children reorganize their theories to return to a state of equilibrium, In piaget"s theory, cognitive development driven by equilibration results in the formation of mental structures called schemas/schemata. Piaget emphasized constuctivism, the view that children are active participants in their own development who systematically construct ever more sophisticated understandings of their worlds.
