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Section 2 vocab
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Schema | a specific plan for knowing the world. |
| Assimilation | the process of fitting objects and experiences into one's schemas. |
| Acconmmodation | the adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences |
| Object permanence | a child's realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it |
| representational thought | the intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind. |
| conservation | the principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed |
| egocentric | a young child's inability to understand another person's perspective |
| imprinting | inherited tendencies or responses that are displayed by newborns animals when they encounter new stimuli in their environment |
| critical period | a specific time in development when certain skills or abilitites are most easily learned. |