As children gather more and more information from their environment it becomes difficult to assimilate it all into current schemas. Children then must accommodate their schemas to fit the new information. Piaget called this process:
A) circular reactions.
B) cognitive schemas.
C) equilibration.
D) coordination of schemes.

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Equilibration is the process described by Piaget where children adjust their schemas (mental models) to incorporate new information when their existing schemas cannot adequately explain their experiences. This involves a balance between assimilation (fitting new information into existing schemas) and accommodation (adjusting schemas to fit new information).

As Children Gather More and More Information from Their Environment