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The term is also used to describe the process that occurs when a minority person adopts the majority culture.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The formation of &#8220;self&#8221; cellular material from small molecules derived from food.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In education, the process of internalizing the learning experience as a part of the self.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The action of assimilating food substances.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Portion of the digestive process where food breakdown products are absorbed into the body and metabolized to living tissue. Also called anabolic (building-up) metabolism.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The process by which food substances are taken into the cells of the body after they have been digested and absorbed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The transformation of food into living tissue; the constructive phase of metabolism (i.e., anabolism).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The process of adding new information to an already existing schema.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A term coined by the French development psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980); it describes a person&#8217;s ability to comprehend and integrate new experiences. The term is also used to describe the process that occurs when a minority person adopts the majority culture. The formation of &#8220;self&#8221; cellular material from small molecules derived from food. 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