accommodation
(noun)
The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.
Examples of accommodation in the following topics:
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Human Language Development
- Jean Piaget's theory of language development suggests that children use both assimilation and accommodation to learn language.
- Accommodation is the process of changing one's schema to adapt to the new environment.
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Specific Learning Disorder
- Teachers, parents, and schools can work together to create a tailored plan for intervention and accommodation to aid an individual in successfully becoming an independent learner.
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Defining Thoughts
- An individual accommodates the new objects with his or her prior knowledge and understanding (i.e., revisits existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, or understanding so that new information can be incorporated).
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Vision: The Visual System, the Eye, and Color Vision
- These cues range from the convergence of our eyes and accommodation of the lens to optical flow and motion.