limited mental resources available for processing information and making decisions

play which allows the child to encounter risky or even potentially life threatening experiences, to develop survival skills and conquer fear. defined by play behaviour that can also be classed as risky or adventurous. important benefits to a child's development

process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed. coming into being, or of becoming important or prominent

(of an organism) is its expected payoff in an interaction with a random member of the population

a mental state where someone is fully immersed and intensely focused on an activity

an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts

any approach to problem solving or self-discovery that employs a practical method that is not guaranteed to be optimal, perfect, or rational, but is nevertheless sufficient for reaching an immediate, short-term goal or approximation

process by which living organisms maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes

awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes

manner in which somebody plays a game