When assimilations are out of balance with accommodations, Piaget stated that a child is likely to engage in
A) egocentrism.
B) homeostasis.
C) equilibration.
D) calibration.

Question

When assimilations are out of balance with accommodations, Piaget stated that a child is likely to engage in
A) ​egocentrism.
B) ​homeostasis.
C) ​equilibration.
D) ​calibration.

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that when assimilations (the process of incorporating new information into existing cognitive schemas) are out of balance with accommodations (the process of altering existing schemas or creating new ones in response to new information), a child engages in equilibration. Equilibration is the process of achieving cognitive balance between assimilation and accommodation.

When Assimilations Are Out of Balance with Accommodations, Piaget Stated