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Accommodation

By Lisa Fritscher, About.com

Updated: May 14, 2008

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Definition: In constructivist theory, accommodation is one of two ways that humans actively learn. If we try something and we do not get the expected reaction, then we change our beliefs to accommodate that new information.
Examples: Mike believed that all women are physically weak. When he was beaten at arm-wrestling by a woman, he accommodated that new information and accepted that not all women are weak.

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