According to Piaget, assimilation involves
a. the tendency to focus on just one feature of a problem, neglecting other important aspects
b. the gap between what a learner can accomplish alone and what the learner can achieve with guidance from more skilled partners
c. interpreting new experiences in terms of existing mental structures without changing them
d. changing existing mental structures to explain new experiences
Ans: c. interpreting new experiences in terms of existing mental structures without changing them
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