Piaget describes two ways that we learn: through assimilation and accommodation. Give an example of each process. For instance, think about a new piece of information that you have learned. Did you use assimilation or accommodation to process this information? Or both?

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Piaget describes two ways that we learn: through assimilation and accommodation. Give an example of each process. For instance, think about a new piece of information that you have learned. Did you use assimilation or accommodation to process this information? Or both?

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Jean Piaget was a developmental psychologist. Piaget's theory of cognitive development gives an insight into the development of learning. Piaget described various processes that take place during cognitive development which include assimilation, adaptation, accommodation, and schemas. The cognitive processing of information involves the two adaptational processes; accommodation, and assimilation.