In Piaget's epistemology, cognitive schemas are acquired and formed through a process of internalization conceived of as a functional incorporation of the regular structure of actions into the memory (Piaget 1954). Schemas are higher-level cognitive units that are acquired through slow learning.
The cold air from north western Canada add cooler air which follows through seattle and adds rain to the athmosphere and they blow to the west
I believe an answer could be assimilation, as assimilation is the integration or process of people/ideas/culture into a bigger culture or society. It was one of the major results of immigration into the United States.
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