A Diagnosis Based on the Signs and Symptoms of a Disease

question 19

Short Answer

A diagnosis based on the signs and symptoms of a disease is a(n) ________ diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Walking Alone

The act of moving on foot without the company of others, which can refer to literal solitude or metaphorically to independence or self-reliance.

Normally Developing

A term used to describe the typical progression of physical, cognitive, and emotional growth in children.

Hidden Object Test

A research technique invented by Piaget to assess object permanence in infants from 6 months old. An interesting object, like a small toy, is placed in front of a baby within her reach. As the baby watches, the experimenter covers the object so that it is out of sight. If the baby searches for the object under the cloth she demonstrates that she has a sense of the continued existence of absent objects.

Object Permanence

The fact that objects have a separate existence from the perceiver; that is, they continue to exist even when no one perceives them.