Cognitive Development

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Schemas
A set of links that mentally represent the world.
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Egocentrism
Inability of a child to see any other point of view than their own.
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Class inclusion
Ability to deal with the relations among classes of things.
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Object permenance
The understanding that objects still exist even when they are out of sight.
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Conservation study
When external appearance changes but mass/volume stays the same.
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Horizontal decalage
Showing characteristics of more than one stage.
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Assimilation
New information added to existing schema to be used in a new situation.
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Accomodation
Schema must be changed due to disequilibrium to develop new schemas.
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Scaffolding
Supporting novice learners by limiting the complexities and gradually removing those limits to gain knowledge and skills.
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Feature analysis
Analysis of individual features.
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Holistic form
Use of whole face stored as template.
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Neo - Piagetian
Agrees with Piaget but also believes that individual differences are developed through bilogical and environmental factors.
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Epigenetic view
Balances nature and nurture.
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Inability of a child to see any other point of view than their own.

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Egocentrism

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Ability to deal with the relations among classes of things.

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The understanding that objects still exist even when they are out of sight.

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Card 5

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When external appearance changes but mass/volume stays the same.

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