Question

Describe Piaget’s concepts of assimilation and accommodation, showing how they are different processes but also how they are related to each other. Give an example that illustrates each of the two processes.

Answer 1

According to Piaget's concept-

• Assimilation is the process in which the child takes new information into his/her already existing schema.
• Accommodation is little different from the assimilation, in this process the child change or replace his/her knowledge from existing information.
• Both processes involve the information processing and understanding the new concepts.
• Example of Assimilation- Watching a cat and labeling it by its name through knowing the characteristics of the cat.
• Example of Accommodation- Differentiating between horse and donkey.