When You Make Sense of New Information by Sorting It

question 244

Multiple Choice

When you make sense of new information by sorting it into already existing schemas, this process is known as:

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

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Definitions:

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