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The study of how children acquire the ability to learn, think, reason, communicate, and remember is known as _____ development.

In Piaget's theory, the stage from birth to nearly 2 years of age, where infants know the world mostly through sensory impressions and motor activities, is called the _____ stage.

In Piaget's theory, the stage from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age, during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic, is called the _____ stage.

In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age, during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events, is called the _____ stage.

In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development normally beginning about age 12, during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts, is called the _____ stage.

The theorist most famous for the social development theory of child cognitive development is _____ Vygotsky.

Vygotsky's concept of the difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the help of a teacher is known as the _____ of Proximal Development.

The pioneer in observational learning, who stated that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others and conducted the Bobo Dolls study, is _____ Bandura.

Learning occurs when we observe other people and model their behavior, according to _____'s social learning theory.

The neo-Freudian, humanistic theorist known for the 8 psychosocial stages of development, which show how people evolve through the life span, is _____ Erikson.

The theorist famous for his theory of moral development in children, who made use of moral dilemmas in assessment, is _____ Kohlberg.

The first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, in which the child's behavior is governed by the consequences of the behavior, is called _____ Morality.

The second level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, in which the child's behavior is governed by conforming to society's norms of behavior, is called _____ Morality.

Moral reasoning based on abstract principles underlying right and wrong, where people transcend conventional reasoning, is known as _____ or principled morality.

One's belief in his or her own ability is referred to as _____-efficacy.

A sense of one's identity and personal worth is known as _____-concept.

A person's realization that he or she is a distinct individual whose body, mind, and actions are separate from those of other people is called _____-awareness.

The ability to monitor and control our own behavior, emotions, or thoughts, altering them in accordance with the demands of the situation, is known as _____-regulation.

The exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates is known as _____ location.

The position of a place in relation to another place is referred to as _____ location.

The line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian, is called the _____ Date Line.

Sections of the Earth divided by the Equator and Prime Meridian are known as _____.

The distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees, is referred to as _____.

The distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees, is known as _____.

The branch of government that makes the laws is called the _____ Branch.

The branch of government that carries out laws is known as the _____ Branch.

The branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly is called the _____ Branch.

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