Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0742 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Accommodation
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The idea
Accommodation is changing an existing schema, or forming a new one, to fit information that does not fit.
In practice
The child learns that the large animal is a horse and splits the category.
Where people slip
Accommodation costs more than assimilation, which is why schemas persist past their usefulness.
Your place on the trail
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