Understanding Schemas, Assimilation, and Accommodation

A computer

A filing cabinet

A puzzle

A library

Knowing how to act at a wedding

Understanding the structure of a chair

Identifying a type of food

Recognizing a pet

Social schema

Object schema

Personal schema

Cultural schema

Creating a new schema

Applying an existing schema to new information

Discarding an old schema

Ignoring new information

By applying the existing restaurant schema to know what to expect

By changing the restaurant's layout

By creating a new dining experience

By ignoring the menu

Creating a new schema

Applying an existing schema to new information

Ignoring new information

Adjusting a schema to fit new information

Knowing that all pets have four legs

Recognizing a cat as a pet

Understanding that not all restaurants have waiters

Assuming all furniture is a chair

All pets live outside

Pets can have smooth skin and no legs

Pets are always small

Pets must have fur

Assimilation involves creating new schemas, while accommodation involves applying existing ones

Assimilation involves ignoring new information, while accommodation involves accepting it

Assimilation involves applying existing schemas, while accommodation involves adjusting them

Assimilation and accommodation are the same

Success is solely based on hard work

Success is achieved by being on time

Success depends on networking and external factors

Success is guaranteed by honesty