Development terms

Question	Answer
Assimilation	When new knowledge fits with old knowledge and doesn't need a cognitive change.
Accommodation	When a conflict between existing knowledge and new knowledge results in a change in cognitive structure.
Symbolic Thinking	The ability to use symbols such as words or pictures to represent objects or people.
Object Permanence	The knowledge that an object continues to exist when it is not in sight.
Egocentric point of view	The inability to see things from another persons point of view.
Metacognition	The ability to understand your own mental activity.
cognitive control processes	Organises and stores information and controls all cognitive activities.
Conservation	The understanding that redistributing an object does not affect its mass volume or quantity.

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	Created by kimmi stargaryen over 9 years ago