| accommodation | Cognitive process in which children adjust and adapt their existing schemes to take new information and experiences into account
|
 |
|
|
| assimilation | Cognitive process in which children use their existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences
|
|
|
|
| cephalocaudal pattern | Sequence in which the greatest growth occurs at the top-the head-with physical growth in size and weight and feature differentiation gradually working from top to bottom
|
|
|
|
| equilibration | A mechanism proposed by Piaget to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next
|
|
|
|
| object permanence | Cognitive understanding that objects and events continue to exist, even when they cannot directly be seen, heard, or touched
|
|
|
|
| proximodistal pattern | Sequence in which growth starts at the center of the body and moves outward toward the extremities
|
|
|
|
| sensorimotor stage | The first of Piaget's stages in which infants construct an understanding of the world through sensory experiences and motor actions
|
|
|
|
| telegraphic speech | The use of short and precise words without grammatical markers such as articles, auxiliary words, and other connectives
|
|
|
|
| vocabulary spurt | Rapid increase in vocabulary that begins at approximately 18 months
|