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| time period from the moment we are created until we are born |
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| the fertilized egg (0-2 weeks) |
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| substances that cross the placental barrier and prevent normal development |
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| person’s characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity |
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| all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing and remembering |
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| concepts or mental frameworks that organize and interpret information |
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| interpreting your new experience in terms of your existing schemas |
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| adapting your current schemas to incorporate new information |
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| the fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight |
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| Primary circular reactions |
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| babies interact and experiment with their own bodies. |
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| Secondary circular reactions |
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| babies respond to other people or objects |
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| Tertiary circular reactions |
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| babes further explore the outside world |
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| the concept that certain properties of an object (mass, volume) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties |
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| children believe that different shaped containers hold different amounts of liquid |
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| children believe that an objects shape changes its mass |
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| Children believe that rearranging parts of an object changes it fundamentally |
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| inability of the peroperational child to take another’s point of view |
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| children believe that nature is alive and controlled by them or their parents |
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| children believe natural phenomena are created by people |
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| Concrete Operational Stage |
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| Children gain the mental skills that let them think logically about concrete events |
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| People begin to think logically about abstract concepts and form strategies |
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| an emotional tie to another person |
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| some species attachment bonds form during an optimal period shortly after birth when the organism is exposed to certain experiences |
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| certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life |
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| how aware a parent is of their child’s needs and how they respond to them |
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Low in warmth
Strict discipline |
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High in warmth
Rarely discipline |
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High in warmth
Discipline is moderate |
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