The learning of new ideas, the process of incorporating new information into your old perceptions is an example of

The learning of new ideas, the process of incorporating new information into your old perceptions is an example of

• A. Adaptation
• B. Accommodations
• C. Assimilation
• D. Comprehension

Answer: (C)

This describes assimilation. It’s the process of taking new information and fitting it into your existing mental schemas without changing those schemas. You interpret new ideas through the lens of what you already know. For example, a child who has a dog schema—four-legged, furry, bark—might label a wolf as a dog at first because it fits that familiar framework. The new information gets incorporated into what they already believe. If instead the child adjusted the dog concept to reflect differences and created a separate wolf category, that would be accommodation. Both are ways we adapt, but the scenario specifically illustrates assimilating new ideas into old perceptions.

This describes assimilation. It’s the process of taking new information and fitting it into your existing mental schemas without changing those schemas. You interpret new ideas through the lens of what you already know. For example, a child who has a dog schema—four-legged, furry, bark—might label a wolf as a dog at first because it fits that familiar framework. The new information gets incorporated into what they already believe. If instead the child adjusted the dog concept to reflect differences and created a separate wolf category, that would be accommodation. Both are ways we adapt, but the scenario specifically illustrates assimilating new ideas into old perceptions.