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Question 1

knowledge of physical world

Answer 1

the extent to which we understand how the physical world works

Question 2

object permanence

Answer 2

the understanding that objects continue to exist when they leave the visual field

Question 3

violation of expectation research

Answer 3

if children understand how the physical world operates then they will expect certain things to happen in particular situations. if these do not occur and children react accordingly (show surprise, look longer) we can infer that they have an intact knowledge of that aspect of the world.

Question 4

physical reasoning system

Answer 4

we are born with an innate basic understanding of the physical world, enabling object perception and representation and an ability to learn more

Question 4

physical reasoning system

Answer 4

we are born with an innate basic understanding of the physical world
enabling object perception and representation and an ability to learn more