Distinguish between assimilation and accommodation.
What will be an ideal response?
We all possess schemas, views of ourselves and the world that filter and organize our experiences. Sometimes we experience events that fit well into our existing schemas or expectations of the world. In such instances, when we can fit something new into an existing cognitive framework, assimilation occurs. Sometimes, however, we have to alter our existing schemas. When we are forced to make changes in existing schemas, accommodation occurs.
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