Assimilation

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A process in which our existing knowledge influences new conflicting information to better fit with our existing knowledge, thus reducing the likelihood of schema change.

Alternative Meanings:
  • assimilation

    when we modify or change new information to fit into our schemas (what we already know)

  • assimilation

    A cognitive process that manages how we take in new information and incorporate that new information into our existing knowledge