Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0741 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Assimilation
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The idea
Assimilation is fitting new information into an existing schema without changing the schema.
In practice
A child who knows dogs calls a first-seen horse a dog.
Where people slip
Assimilation is not a mistake to be corrected. It is the first move any learner makes.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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