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birth-2; child solely interacts with the rest of the world; bundle of reflexes; causality; object permanence; mental representation

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sensorimotor stage

2
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knowing something exists even when it is out of sight

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object permanence

3
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causality

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sequence of events are related; one causes the other

4
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assimilation

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applying and existing capability without modification

5
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accommodation

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modifying an existing strategy to meet a new demand

6
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process by which people change in order to function more effectively in the environment

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adaptation

7
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cognitive structures that can be applied to a variety of situations

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schemes/schema

8
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basic reflexes

sensorimotor: substage 1

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birth-1 month

children enter world with a set of inherited action patterns

9
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primary circular reactions

sensorimotor: substage 2

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1-4months
modify reflexes as a result of their environment
knowledge starting to extend beyond innate behaviors
always organized by an infant’s body

10
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secondary circular reactions

substage 3

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4-8months
first aquired adaptations of behaviors that are NOT reflexive
may do something accidentally and then tries to re-create it
oriented around external objects

11
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8-12months
previos flourish of the need now proceeds the act
understanding of cause and effect

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coordination of secondary circular reactions

substage 4

12
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tertiary circular reactions

substage 5

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12-18months
make necessary in schemas to solve problems
improved locomotion
“little scientist” stage

13
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intentions of new means through mental combinations

substage 6

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18-24 months
child can think about something before they actually do it
runs parallel with development of language
child has ability to pretend

14
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de’calge

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unpredicted stages

model is a useful approximation

15
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processing and remembering events requires a certain amount of experience and brain maturation

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memory

16
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infantile amnesia

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lack of memory for experiences prior to the age of 3

memories may be enduring but not always accurately retrieved

17
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kicking experiment

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kids learned to make a mobile move by kicking it

18
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development quotient

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over development score related to performance in motor skills, language use, adaptive skills