Adding to an existing schema or applying an existing schema to a new situation
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Accommodation
Altering a schema or developing a new schema to cope with a new situation
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Object Permanence
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight
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Egocentrism
The inability to think about something from another person's point of view
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Conservation
The ability to understand that the properties of objects or materials stay the same, even when the outward appearance changes
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Class Inclusion
Understanding the relationship between an overall category and sub-category
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Animism
The belief that inanimate objects have feelings and intentions
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Compensation
Understanding that one feature can compensate for another
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Serial Ordering
Organising concrete objects into order. e.g. ordering seven sticks of different lengths from shortest to longest
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Readiness
Piaget's view that children couldn't be made to understand new concepts until they were cognitively ready, suggesting that cognitive development can't be accelerated
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Adding to an existing schema or applying an existing schema to a new situation
Back
Assimilation
Card 3
Front
Altering a schema or developing a new schema to cope with a new situation
Back
Card 4
Front
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight
Back
Card 5
Front
The inability to think about something from another person's point of view
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