Short-term induction of assimilation and accommodation.
Bernhard Leipold1, Christina Bermeitinger, Werner Greve
1a Department of Psychology , University of Hildesheim , Hildesheim , Germany.
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (2006)
|July 11, 2014
Summary
Developmental regulation involves tenacious goal pursuit (assimilation) and flexible goal adjustment (accommodation). These self-regulation processes can be experimentally induced through physical, cognitive, and motivational state manipulations.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- The dual-process model of developmental regulation outlines two key self-regulation processes: assimilation (tenacious goal pursuit) and accommodation (flexible goal adjustment).
- Understanding how these processes are influenced is crucial for comprehending successful development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if sensorimotor and cognitive manipulations can experimentally induce or shift assimilation and accommodation.
- To explore the relationship between physical actions, cognitive sets, and motivational states on self-regulation processes.
Main Methods:
- Four experiments were conducted using physical manipulations (holding/dropping objects), semantic priming, cognitive interventions (divergent thinking), and motivational prompts (action resources).
- Participants' self-regulation responses were measured following these varied experimental conditions.
Main Results:
- Assimilation was triggered by holding golf balls and by semantic priming related to 'holding on'.
- Accommodation was induced by activating divergent thinking.
- Participants exhibited more assimilation when prompted to consider their action resources.
Conclusions:
- Assimilation and accommodation are experimentally inducible self-regulation processes.
- These processes are systematically influenced by physical, cognitive, and motivational states, supporting the dual-process model of developmental regulation.
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