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the words a person uses in talking or writing
Active Vocabulary
the ability to tell how far away something is
Depth Perception
sounds all in a single pitch
Monotone
the words a person understands but does not say
Passive Vocabulary
the words a person understands and uses
Vocabulary
the act or process of knowing or understanding
Cognition
copying the actions of someone else
Imitating
the ability to learn that an object stays the same from one time to the next
Object Identity
process of developing perception
Perceptual Learning
being able to express imaginative ideas in a unique way
Creativity
an idea formed by combining what is known about a person, object, place, quality or an event
Concept
changes of pitch
Inflections
the ability to learn that objects remain the same even if they appear different
Object Constancy
organizing information that comes through the senses
Perception
ability to pay attention
Concentration
to make a series of vowel sounds with consonant sounds slowly added to form syllables
Babble
a light, happy sound babies begin to use to communicate between six and eight weeks after birth
Coo
the ability to understand that an object, person or event is separate from one’s interaction with it
Object Concept
repeating the same syllable over and over again
Reduplication Babbling
the ability to store and recall information, ideas and events
Memory
type of vision that involves fusing an image so it appears as one image using both eyes
Binocular Vision
how people learn, what they learn and how they express what they know through language. During the 1st year of baby’s life this happens as quickly as physical development
Intellectual development
the ability to learn that people, objects, and places still exist even when they are no longer seen, felt or heard
Object Permanence
piaget’s first stage of cognitive or intellectual development
Sensorimotor Stage
an agent such as light or sound that directly influences the activity of the sense organs
Stimuli