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According to Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory, what do infants' motor schemas transform into as they develop cognitively?
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10. Developmental Psychology
Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory
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According to Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory, what is the process called when existing schemes are changed based on new knowledge?
A
Accommodation
B
Equilibration
C
Assimilation
D
Conservation
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Step 1: Understand the key terms in Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory related to how children adapt their thinking: 'Assimilation', 'Accommodation', and 'Equilibration'.
Step 2: Define 'Assimilation' as the process where new information is incorporated into existing cognitive schemes without changing them.
Step 3: Define 'Accommodation' as the process where existing cognitive schemes are modified or changed in response to new information that doesn't fit into existing schemes.
Step 4: Recognize 'Equilibration' as the overall process of balancing assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding.
Step 5: Identify that the process specifically involving changing existing schemes based on new knowledge is called 'Accommodation'.
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