Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET December 2022 (11.03.2023) Shift-II (Sociology)
Given below are two statements about cognitive development. Statement I: Accommodation takes place when we use our existing schemas to make sense of events in our world. Statement II: Assimilation occurs when we must change existing schemas to respond to a new situation. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: Accommodation takes place when we use our existing schemas to make sense of events.
- Statement II: Assimilation occurs when we must change existing schemas to respond to a new situation.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect ✓ Correct
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect — Both statements are incorrect, so the answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Explanation
★Both statements are incorrect, so the answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
★The two definitions in the statements have been swapped.
★Assimilation is using existing schemas to make sense of new events.
★So attributing that to accommodation makes statement I incorrect.
★Accommodation is changing existing schemas to fit a new situation.
★So attributing that to assimilation makes statement II incorrect.
★Therefore both statements are incorrect.
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