Which process involves modifying a schema in response to new information?

The process of modifying a schema in response to new information is referred to as accommodation. When individuals encounter new experiences that do not fit into their existing schemas, they adapt their schemas to incorporate this new information. This is a crucial aspect of cognitive development as outlined by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget.

Accommodation contrasts with assimilation, which involves integrating new information into existing schemas without changing them. For instance, if a child has a schema for dogs that includes only small breeds, but later sees a large breed and recognizes it as a dog, they would accommodate by adjusting their schema for dogs to include larger breeds as well.

Schema modification is a more general term and does not specifically denote the process of adapting an existing schema to new information, while object permanence refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, which is unrelated to the modification of schemas.