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assimilation processes  

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  • Many psychological terms have meanings similar to how those terms are used in everyday language. Such is the case with assimilation, which a plain old English dictionary defines as to absorb, digest, and integrate (usually into a culture), making disparate people/items similar. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Assimilation Processes]

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