When You Make Sense of New Information by Revising or Creating

question 26

Multiple Choice

When you make sense of new information by revising or creating a new schema, this process is called:

• A) assimilation.
• B) accommodation.
• C) cognitive retrieval.
• D) schema repair.

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Definitions:

Conscientiousness

A personality trait characterized by organization, dependability, and a strong sense of duty.

Big Five

A model describing human personality through five broad dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual that are relatively stable over time.

Big Five

A model postulating five core dimensions of personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.