Piaget's theory of developmental change

Piaget's theory of developmental change

1. adaptation

   • the process in cognitive development, involving assimilation and accommodation, whereby infants adapt their schemas in response to new experiences

2. assimilation

   • the process in developmental change whereby new experiences are incorporated into existing schemas, thus expanding them

3. accommodation

   • the process in cognitive development whereby infants change and expand their previous schemas to include new experiences

4. equilibration

   • the process whereby infants seek a fit between an old schema and a new environmental experiences through repeating the actions that facilitates the new experience