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When is brain development most rapid?

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early childhood

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Cognitive development has to do with thinking and processing information

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True

Front

Suppose a child has learned the word "dog" and associates it as a 4 legged animal. Then she sees a cow, but calls it "dog." This is known as:

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Assimiliation

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When a child understands that not all four legged animals are dogs, this is changing their existing schema. This is called:

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Accommodation

Front

When a child realizes things still exist even though they cannot see them or touch them, this is called:

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Object Permanence

Front

Which psychologist spent many years working with children examining their ways of thinking?

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Piaget

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A mental representation of things in our world is called?

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Schema

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When we try to fit something new into an existing schema, this is called?

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Assimilation

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When we change an existing schema, this is called?

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Accommodation

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A child who can picture something in their mind exhibits what?

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Representational Thought