Cognitive accommodation

In Piaget's theory, accommodation means changing existing cognitive schemas or creating new ones when new information cannot be meaningfully incorporated into the current way of understanding. It complements assimilation, in which a person fits new data to already existing structures. Accommodation is important for learning, critical thinking, and mature belief change.

When you come across information that is contrary to your view, write down: what I know, what I don't know and how I need to change my understanding of the topic.