Piaget

Piaget

1. Piaget said that children are born with simple schemas such as sucking and they develop these into more complex schemas as they get older

   • Assimilation
     • adding to an existing schema or applying an existing schema to a new situation
       • For example, going from drinking from a bottle to a cup
   • Accommodation
     • altering a schema or developing a new schema to deal with a new situation
       • For example, learning to push a toy car around

2. disequilibrium is the state of cognitive imbalance