Schemas, assimilation, and accommodation developmental psychology exam 1

difference between ACCommodation to Assimilation

Accommodation has 2 cs. The cs can stand for change and create, where you have to change an existing schema or create a new one

Difference between aSSimilation to Accommodation

Assimilation has 2 S in it. The 2 Ss can stand for same schema

assimilation

how we interrupt new experiences in terms of our current understanding of our current schemas

accommodation

how we later adjust our schemas to better incorporate new experiences

Schemas

how we organize and interpret new information

Accommodation example

in order for the child to truly understand the cat isn't a dog, " ok now I know that all four-legged animals are not dogs"

Assimilation example

yelling doggie to a cat because he already has a schema for dogs