Cognitive equilibration occurs when people attempt to weight both assimilation and accommodation together.

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- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibration

Sources of Continuity in Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development 

Siegler, R., Saffran, J. R., Eisenberg, N., Deloache, J., &amp; Gershoff, E. (2017). How Children Develop (5th ed.). Worth Publishers, Inc.

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In Piaget's theory, assimilation is the cognitive process of incorporating new information or experiences into pre-existing mental models (schemata). This occurs when the new information is consistent with or comparable to what an individual already knows.

Cognitive Assimilation

In Piaget's theory, accommodation is the cognitive process of altering existing mental models (schemata) to incorporate new information that does not fit. This adjustment is necessary when new experiences contradict one's current understanding of the world.

Cognitive Accommodation

Cognitive Equilibration

A toddler has a mental framework for 'dog' that includes having four legs, fur, and a tail. When this toddler sees a horse for the first time, they point and exclaim, 'Big doggy!' Which cognitive process is the toddler using to understand this new animal?

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