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cognitive development

the growth and maturation of thinking processes of all kinds, including perceiving, remembering, concept formation, problem solving, imagining, and reasoning. Various cognitive developmental theories exist that attempt to explain the mechanisms underlying such growth and maturation. Explanations may be in terms of stages of development in which the changes in thinking are relatively abrupt and discontinuous, or the changes may be viewed as occurring gradually and continuously over time.

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pornolagnia

pornolagnia

n. an obscure term for attraction to prostitutes as sexual partners, in preference to partners who choose to have sex out of mutual interest.