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five-to-seven shift  

Definition

  • When you explain to your 5-year-old nephew that his mother is your sister, he stares at you in disbelief. His 7-year-old sister, however, immediately understands that her mother could also be someone's sister. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Five-To-Seven Shift]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MXSTTSC8-W

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