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Egocentrism
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Another word for self centeredness
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Conservation
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Concept that children begin to understand that matter can change in appearance without changing the quantity.
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Fast mapping
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The ability of young children to use new words with real world objects
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Theory of mind
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The concept that children understand that others have a right to think differently than they do
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Phonological awareness
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The childs specific awareness of sounds that pertain to the language being acquired
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Schemas
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Changable
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Assimilation
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Gathering ideas
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Language acquisition device LAD
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Linguist Noam Chomsky
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Object permanence
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The understanding that objects continue to exits when they cant be seen.
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Schematic learning
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Organization of experiences into expectancies called schemas which enable infants to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar stimuli
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Low Birth Weight
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Newborns with the weight below 5.5 pounds
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Teratogens
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Substances such as viruses and drugs that cause low birth weight in babies.
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Dishabituation
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Responding to somewhat familiar stimulus as if it were new
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Goodness of fit
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Enfants temperament is adaptable to his or her environment
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Bayley teste
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Best known and most widely used to test of infant intelligence
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