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Educational Psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
11/18/2011

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Maturation
Definition
Occurrence of genetically controlled physical advancements as a child develops.
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Cognitive development
Definition
Development of increasingly sophisticated thinking, reasoning, and language with age.
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Sensitive period
Definition
age range during which a certain aspect of a child's develpment is especially susceptible to environmental conditions; aka critical period
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assimilation
Definition
process of dealing with new events in a way that is consistent with an existing scheme.
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accommodation
Definition
process of dealing with new events by either modifying an existing scheme or forming a new one.
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scheme
Definition
organized group of similar actions or thoughts that are used repeatedly in response to the environment.
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personal fable
Definition
belief that one is completely unlike anyone else and so cannot be understood by others.
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imaginary audience
Definition
belief that one is the center of attention in any social situation.
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long-term memory
Definition
component of memory that holds knowledge and skills for a relatively long time.
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