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According to Jean Piaget cognitive development is facilitated by the process of

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JTET 2026 Paper 2 Social Studies Question Paper (01-Nov-2026)
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adaptation

Jean Piaget saw the child as an active constructor of knowledge. In his theory, cognitive development takes place through adaptation, the process by which mental structures (schemas) adjust to the demands of the environment.

Adaptation works through two complementary processes: assimilation, in which a new experience is fitted into existing schemas, and accommodation, in which schemas are changed to fit the new experience. Balancing the two (equilibration) moves the child from one stage of thinking to the next.

Reinforcement is a key idea of behaviourist theories such as Skinner's operant conditioning, not of Piaget. Rehearsal is a memory strategy studied in information-processing theory. An algorithm is a step-by-step problem-solving procedure, not a developmental process.

adaptation option is correct.

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