Adjusting Current Schemas to Make Sense of New Information Is

question 223

Multiple Choice

Adjusting current schemas to make sense of new information is called

• A) egocentrism.
• B) accommodation.
• C) assimilation.
• D) maturation.

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Definitions:

Attachment Style

A model describing the nature of emotional bonds between people, particularly between a child and caregiver, which influences personal relationships.

Strange Situation

A standardized research protocol used in psychology to assess attachment relationships between infants and their caregivers.

Anxious

Feeling worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Strange Situation

A procedure developed by Mary Ainsworth to assess patterns of attachment by observing a child's reactions to separations and reunions with their caregiver.