What is this psychological effect called?

[enwar3]

Take for example someone who has lived in a civilization growing only tomatoes. When he is presented with an apple, he assumes its a tomato because that's what he knows. There's a specific name for this, but I can't find it..

 

[Whisper]

Sounds a bit like functional fixedness, coupled with perhaps just a generalization of learned hierarchies/concepts.

 

[daveshel]

Culturally dependent learning.

 

[Farang]

dyohw

 

[FleshLight]

Assimilation and Accomodation

http://www.learningandteaching.../learning/assimacc.htm

 

[enwar3]

It's not hw.. I was just wondering. My german teacher mentioned it once.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Assimilation. Look up Schema Theory and Jean Piaget.