Piaget thought that occurs when a stimulus or event is acted upon, perceived, and understood in accordance with existing patterns of thought.

Jean Piaget was a Swiss cognitive psychologist who focused on how humans organize their thinking into patterns or schemes. He was an expert in the changes and stages of child mental development. He described the process of acting upon a stimulus based on existing patterns of thought as assimilation.

The london company was an english joint stock company established in 1606 by royal charter by king james i with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in north america.