What Is an Unconformity? Illustrate the Three Types of Unconformities

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What is an unconformity? Illustrate the three types of unconformities.

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Definitions:

Accommodation

In psychology, the process by which individuals adjust their mental frameworks to incorporate new information; in eyesight, the eye's ability to focus on objects at various distances.

Assimilation

The cognitive process by which individuals integrate new information into their existing knowledge structures or schemas.

Egocentrism

A cognitive trait where an individual fails to understand that other people can have different perspectives and viewpoints from their own.

Cognitive Development

The process by which individuals acquire and evolve in their problem-solving abilities, memory, language, and understanding of the world.