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Answered: Apr 19, 2024

The mistake of looking in the place the object was previously found

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At what age do children develop the ability for deferred imitation according to Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development?

Shazz
Answered: Dec 13, 2016

3. 18 to 24 months.
The sensorimotor stage occurs from birth to age 2 and is characterized by the idea that infants "think" by manipulating the world around them.

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How was the process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence highlighted?

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Answered: Oct 11, 2018

Erikson's psychosocial development theory.
Erik Eriksson was the psychologist that came up the psychosocial theory which is also known as psychoanalytic theory. At adolescence, which...Read More

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What is the knowledge that ones biological gender cannot be altered by superficial transformations, such as wearing a wig (achieved by around 5-7 years), known as?

H. Martin, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 02, 2018

This is about Kohlberg's theory of gender development. By the age of seven most children will recognise their own gender, other people's gender and understand the fact that a wig or a skirt does...Read More

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What is the difference between a child's capacity to perform a task independently and the potential to perform it with assistance known as?

H. Martin, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 02, 2018

I am not sure what this question is asking. One of the alternatives gives terms I have never heard of and am not sure exist: heteronomity? What on earth is that? I can only write about autonomy...Read More

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What are the five theoretical perspectives to the study of the developmental processes?

H. Martin, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 02, 2018

First, and perhaps most importantly, there is Piagetian theory. It proposes that the child develops through five different stages, starting with the sensori-motor stage and ending with moral...Read More

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