Sixteen-year-old Dave was an exchange student in Europe for a year. When he returned, he had altered many of his ways of thinking about people because his new experiences did not fit his old concepts. What Piagetian process was at work?

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19 November, 05:40

Sixteen-year-old Dave was an exchange student in Europe for a year. When he returned, he had altered many of his ways of thinking about people because his new experiences did not fit his old concepts. What Piagetian process was at work?

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Tianna Larsen · Answer 1

The Piagetian process that was at work here in the given excerpt is accomodation.

Explanation:

The three basic components of the Piaget's cognitive theory are namely

1. Schemas - these are the building blocks of knowledge.

2. Adaptation process - this includes equilibrium, assimilation and accomodation.

3. Stages of cognitive development - former operational, concrete operational, preoperational and sensorimotor.

Accomodation:

The accommodation stage is when the existing knowledge (schema) doesn't work and it requires a change or an updation to deal with the upcoming situation.

Here, Dave makes an accomodation since his old school of thoughts did not fit in his present scenario.