décalage

n. in Piagetian theory, the invariant order in which cognitive accomplishments develop. See horizontal décalage; vertical décalage. [French, “interval,” “shift”]

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November 18th 2024

adolescent sex changes

adolescent sex changes

the physical and physiological changes that start at puberty. They include accelerated development of sex organs, the appearance of secondary sex characteristics, and the first occurrence of seminal ejaculation in boys and menstruation in girls.