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Psychological Science and Education
1998. Vol. 3, no. 1
ISSN: 1814-2052 / 2311-7273 (online)

On the mechanisms of "Assimilation" and "Accommodation"

 
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Abstract

J. Piage considers the balance of assimilation and accommodation processes on the example of the development of the child's intelligence. The author believes that balancing these two processes is a model of the fundamental process carried out in cognitive development. The article is provided with comments on the categories of children's game.

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Keywords: assimilation, accommodation, cognitive behavior, imitation, egocentrism, intellectual development

Journal rubric: Developmental Psychology

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For citation: Piaget, J.W. (1998). On the mechanisms of "Assimilation" and "Accommodation". Psychological Science and Education, 3(1), Article 2. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/pse/archive/1998_n1/Piaget (viewed: 02.07.2026)

© Piaget J.W., 1998

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Jean W. Piaget, Swiss psychologist, logician, philosopher, founder of the Geneva School of Genetic Psychology, creator of the operational concept of intelligence and genetic epistemology, Neuchatel, Switzerland

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