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cognitive equilibrium  

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  • Cognitive equilibrium refers to a state of balance between an individual's mental schemata, or frameworks, and his or her environment. Such balance occurs when our expectations, based on prior knowledge, fit with new knowledge. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Cognitive Equilibrium]

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