Assimilation, Psychological

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• Psychological Assimilation —     Psychological Assimilation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Psychological Assimilation     As applied to a mental process, assimilation derives all its force and meaning from the analogy which many educationists have found to exist between the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• assimilation — early 15c., act of assimilating, from O.Fr. assimilacion, from L. assimilationem (nom. assimilatio) likeness, similarity, noun of action from pp. stem of assimilare (see ASSIMILATE (Cf. assimilate)). Psychological sense is from 1855 …   Etymology dictionary

• Assimilation effect — The assimilation effect is a frequently observed bias in evaluative judgments towards the position of a context stimulus.[1] When an assimilation effect occurs, judgments and contextual information are correlated positively, i.e. a positive… …   Wikipedia

• Assimilation (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …   Wikipedia

• assimilation — 1. Incorporation of digested materials from food into the tissues. 2. Amalgamation and modification of newly perceived information and experiences into the existing cognitive structure. [L. as similo, pp. atus, to make alike] ammonia a. the… …   Medical dictionary

• Organizational assimilation — is a process in which new members of an organization are integrated into the organizational culture. This concept, proposed by Frederic M. Jablin, consists of two dynamic processes that involve the organization attempting to socialize the new… …   Wikipedia

• ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Piaget's theory of cognitive development — For more information, see Neo Piagetian theories of cognitive development. Piaget s theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence first developed by Jean Piaget. It is primarily… …   Wikipedia

• Acculturation — is the exchange of cultural features that results when groups come into continuous firsthand contact; the original cultural patterns of either or both groups may be altered, but the groups remain distinct. (Kottak 2007)However, anthropologist… …   Wikipedia

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium