Infant Intellectual Development

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Do babies come into the world using all their sense organs and react to stimuli with certain reflexes?

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True

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Both new and repeated experiences are necessary for learning.

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true

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The first stage of Piaget's cognitive development is called the accommodation stage.

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false

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In the first stage of mental development, infants learn primarily through their

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senses and motor skills

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The major theorist who described children's intellectual development is ______.

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Piaget

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Concept that people, objects, and places still exist even when they are no longer seen, felt or heard.

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object permanence

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How long does the sensorimotor period last?

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Around 2 years

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Attention span is

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how long a person can do something without becoming bored.

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What is symbolic thinking?

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using words and numbers to represent ideas.

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Play is learning.

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True