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17 Cards in this Set
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PREOPERATIONAL STAGE
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PIAGET'S THEORY
SECOND MAJOR STAGE OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED IN THEIR USE OF SYMBOLIC THOUGHT BUT ARE NOT YET ABLE TO USE LOGIC |
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SYMBOLIC FUNCTION
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PIAGET'S TERM FOR ABILITY TO USE MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS (WORDS, NUMBERS, OR IMAGES) TO WHICH A CHIOD HAS ATTACHED MEANING
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ENURESIS
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REPEATED URINATION IN CLOTHING OR IN BED
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HANDEDNESS
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PREFERENCE FOR USING A PARTICULAR HAND
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PRETEND PLAY
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PLAY INVOLVING IMAGINARY PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS;
AKA FANTASY PLAY, DRAMATIC PLAY, IMAGINATIVE PLAY |
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TRANSDUCTION
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PIAGET'S TERM FOR A PRE-OP CHILD'S TENDENCY TO MENTALLY LINK PARTICULAR PHENOMENA, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A LOGICALLY A CASUAL RELATIONSHIP
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ANIMISM
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TENDENCY TO ATTRIBUTE LIFE TO OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT ALIVE
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CENTRATION
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PIAGET'S THEORY
TENDENCY OF PRE-OP CHILDREN TO FOCUS ON ONE ASPECT OF A SITUATION AND NEGLECT OTHERS |
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DECENTER
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PIAGET'S TERMINOLOGY
TO THINK SIMULTANEOUSLY ABOUT SEVERAL ASPECTS OF A SITUATION EX: HAPPY OVER GETTING A NEW JOB BUT SAD ABOUT LEAVING |
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CONSERVATION
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PIAGET'S TERM
AWARENESS THAT TWO OBJECTS THAT ARE EQUAL ACCORDING TO A CERTAIN MEASURE REMAIN EQUAL IN THE FACE OF PERCEPTUAL ALTERATION SO LONG AS NOTHING HAS BEEN ADDED OR TAKEN AWAY FROM EITHER OBJECT. EX: PUTTING JUICE FROM TALL GLASS TO A SHORT, WIDE GLASS |
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HORIZONTAL DECALAGE
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PIAGET'S TERM FOR INABILITY TO TRANSFER LEARNING ABOUT ONE TYPE OF CONSERVATION TO OTHER TYPES; CAUSES CHILD TO MASTER DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSERVATION TASKS AT DIFFERENT AGES
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IRREVERSIBILITY
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PIAGET'S TERM FOR A PRE OP CHILD'S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THAT AN OPERATION CAN GO IN TWO OR MORE DIRECTIONS
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THEORY OF MIND
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AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL PROCESSES
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ENCODING
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PROCESS BY WHICH INFO IS PREPARED FOR A LONG TERM STORAGE & LATER RETRIEVAL
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RETRIEVAL
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PROCESS BY WHICH INFO IS ACCESSED OR RECALLED FROM MEMORY STORAGE
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STORAGE
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RETENTION OF INFO IN MEMORY FOR FUTURE USE
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SENSORY MEMORY
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INITIAL, BRIEF, TEMPORARY STORAGE OF SENSORY INFO
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