The capability of using significant information to make choices or solve a problem.

A theory that students with an intellectual disability have a smaller than average capacity to retain information and must purge old information to make room for new.

When two people or groups understand the purpose of a task and each recognizes the understanding of the other group.

The progression of a child from being regulated by others to being able to begin purposeful actions with other available people who provide limited amounts of support.

A strategy for memorizing new information wherein a child superimposes images of one or more stimuli so that the relationship between the images helps with recall.

When an individual maintains the same response to a stimulus that is given repeatedly.

The tendency to exercise schema whenever a particular situation arises. This behavior helps children to improve their behavior and extend it to other situations.

An assessment that examines the relationships with the child, family, and environment to strategize interventions that can improve or normalize those relationships.

A theory that states that a child can learn to differentiate the characteristics of objects and situations to choose relevant ones based on their past experiences with stimuli.

When a child watches an action, commits it to memory, and repeats it later on. Their imitation improves because he works through the action mentally before physically performing it.