According to Piaget's cognitive constructivist theory, learning occurs when individuals experience disequilibrium or a kind of cognitive uncomfortable feeling caused by new or unfamiliar concepts/information. Individuals must then go through the process of equilibration to return to equilibrium or a kind of cognitive harmony. Individuals can actively adapt to this new information by either including it in a current category (schema) or by creating a new category (schema). When an individual includes this information in a current category this is known as assimilation. When an individual must create a new category this is known as accomodation.
Questions: I find it interesting that I've learned about Piaget MANY times and haven't ever heard the terms equilibrium, disequilibrium, or equilibration. I wonder why in the past I've never really learned about it?
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