A Way of Conceptualizing Age in Which an Individual's Adaptive

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Short Answer

A way of conceptualizing age in which an individual's adaptive capacities compared to other individuals of the same chronological age.

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Definitions:

Artificialism

The belief, commonly found in children, that natural occurrences are created or caused by human actions or interventions.

Artificialism

A belief, typically held by children, that environmental features were made by people.

Preoperational Children

Describes children in Piaget's stage of cognitive development, typically aged 2-7, characterized by symbolic thinking and difficulty understanding other perspectives.

Three-mountain Test

A cognitive development test designed by Jean Piaget to assess a child's ability to understand perspectives different from their own.