What Are "Splinter Skills

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What are "splinter skills"?

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Definitions:

Secondary Circular Reactions

Repetitive actions in infant development focused on external objects, forming part of Piaget's sensorimotor stage.

Tertiary Circular Reactions

The stage in infant development, according to Piaget, characterized by the purposeful adaptation of established schemes to new situations.

Mental Representations

Internal cognitive symbols that stand in for objects, events, or concepts, allowing individuals to mentally simulate and think about those entities.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a concept developed during infancy.