Distinguish between assimilation and accommodation and give an example of each.

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· Assimilation occurs when new experiences are readily incorporated into existing schemes. For example, if a child has a scheme for "children I play with at school" and meets a new student, the child might begin to play with the new student at recess and put the new student into the pre-existing scheme of "children I play with at school."
· Accommodation occurs when schemes are modified based on experience. To use the same example of a scheme "children I play with at school," the first time a child invites a school friend home to play, she might modify her scheme to "children I play with at school and at home."

Distinguish Between Assimilation and Accommodation and Give an Example of Each