In Piagetian theory, the process by which a balance is achieved and then maintained (equilibrium) between assimilation and accommodation. It endeavors to describe the role of self-regulation in the process of cognitive development. When attempts to assimilate an object to a scheme are out of balance with attempts to accommodate a scheme to an object, the psychological system enters a state of disequilibrium. In short then, equilibration refers to the process of modifying existing schemes in order to restore equilibrium between assimilation and accommodation. <\/p>\n
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