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What is Understanding Assimilation vs. Accommodation about?
Assimilation is when people simplify new information to fit into their existing ideas, while accommodation is when the new information cannot fit and requires changing existing ideas. The professor gives an example of a child experiencing both when trying new fruits: assimilation occurs when eating a round, sweet peach fits his idea of fruits, but accommodation is needed when he eats the non-round banana, causing him to question if it is a fruit. This example demonstrates the concepts of assimilation and ac
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