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| a newly fertilized eggs. 0-2 weeks. |
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| the final stage of an unborn being. 9-36 weeks. |
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| any cluster of deformities caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol while pregnant. |
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| Swiss psychologist who studied cognitive development. Sensorymotor, pre-op, concrete, formal. |
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| our current view and knowledge. We learn what a bird is, then everything we see that is flying we think is a bird. |
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| incorporating new information into existing schemas |
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| the creation of new schemas when information does not fit any schema we have. |
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| the teenage years, puberty. |
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| the sexual, physical and mental maturation from childhood to adulthood. Able to reproduce. |
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| the first menstruation period in a girl's life |
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| a progressive disease that cause mental deterioration, and confusion. Extreme cases cause death, or inability to eat/breath. |
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| end of a woman's reproductive years, menstruation stops. |
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| psychologist who had stages based on results. eg. Infant: trust vs. mistrust. etc. said these determined life habits. |
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| the stimulation of one of the five senses |
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| the absolute lowest amount of stimulation we must feel for us to feel a sensation. |
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| our bodies get used to surroundings, and we ignore sensation. eg: we dont feel the texture of the ground all the time our foot is on it. |
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| the clear front part of the eye that lets light in |
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| colored portion of eye, controls the opening of the pupil. |
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| the part of the eye that receives the light and sends to the lens. |
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| focuses light onto the retina |
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| converts received light into nerve impulses |
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| tiny spot in the retina that contains cones, creates sharp vision |
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| vision centers of the eyes. rods detect motion cones detect detail |
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| the highness or lowness of a sound we hear |
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| the part of the inner ear that converts waves into impulses |
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| the sense of smell. receptors in nose send impulses. |
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| the ability to feel movement of the limbs of the body. |
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| we only notice the things we are concentrating and look for. |
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| an erroneous mental perception |
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| our patterned perception of things |
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| our ability to notice how far things are away, and what is closer etc. |
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| the ability to perceive constancy no matter what the angle of the object, or lighting. |
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| the study of trying to make things less stressful and easier in life |
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| the ability to see the future, or read dreams etc. hippie stuff while on peyote. |
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