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What is accommodation?
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Accommodation can have several meanings depending on the context. Here are a few common definitions:
1. Housing or Lodging:
- This is the most common usage, referring to a place to live or stay, such as a hotel, apartment, or house.
2. Adaptation or Adjustment:
- In psychology, sociology, and education, accommodation refers to the process of adapting or adjusting to something new.
- Psychology: According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, accommodation is when we change our existing cognitive schemas to deal with new information or experiences. simplypsychology.org
- Education: Providing accommodations for students with disabilities refers to changes in the classroom environment or teaching methods that help students learn.
3. In Eye Anatomy:
- The process by which the vertebrate eye changes optical power to maintain a clear image (focus) on an object as its distance varies.