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PSY 376 Exam 2
PSY 376 Exam 2 at North Carolina State University
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
10/24/2010

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Term
Dual Representations
Definition
Viewing a symbolic object as both an object and a symbol (a representation) for something else.
Term
Animism
Definition
Belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities.
Term
Egocentrism
Definition
Failure to distinguish others’ views from one’s own.
Term
Conservation
Definition
Understanding that certain properties
of an object do not change when the object’s
appearance is changed in a superficial way.
Term
Concrete Operational Stage
Definition
-spans the years from 7 to 11 (middle childhood).

-during this period, thought is more logical, flexible,
and organized than it was during early childhood.
Term
Preoperational Stage
Definition
-Ages 2 to 7

Gains in mental representations
• Language as means of mental representations
• make-believe play
• symbol-real world relations (dual representations).

Limitations in thinking
• Egocentrism
• Conservation
• Hierarchical Classification
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