Accommodation occurs when one attempts to understand new information by

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Accommodation involves changing existing schemata in order to fit the new experience. This means that one must modify their previous understanding in order to incorporate new information. A is incorrect because it describes the process of assimilation, which is applying existing schemata to a new experience. C is incorrect because it describes a reversal of existing schemata based on a contradictory experience, which is not necessarily accommodation. D is incorrect because ignoring new information would not involve any cognitive changes or adaptations.

Accommodation Occurs When One Attempts to Understand New Information by