"Ability to recognize that a change in one feature is balanced by an equal and opposite change in another. The length in one row is compensated for by the density of the other row. [Piaget] NOTE: Unevenness in Development. Some researchers claim that cognitive growth does not occur in stages all at once, as each individual possesses a number of abilities, each at different levels of development. Within each stage there are gradual and transitional changes which occur at different times depending on the particular abilities (Flavell, 1985)."
[Zigler, Edward F. and Matia Finn-Stevensen, Yale University. CHILDREN, Development and Social Issues. Lexington, MA & Toronto: D.C. Heath and Company, 1987. See the chapter Cognitive Development During Middle Childhood 7 - 12.]
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Reciprocate vt [1607] 1: to give and take mutually 2: to move forward and backward alternately [a reciprocating valve] -syn Reciprocate, Retaliate, Requite, Return mean to give back, usu. in kind or in quantity. Reciprocate imples a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received [reciprocated their hospitality by inviting them for a visit]. Retaliate usu. implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully [the enemy retaliated by executing their prisoners]. Requite implies a paying back according to one's preference and often not equivalently [requited her love with cold indifference]. Return implies a paying or giving back [returned their call] [return good for evil].
Reciprocity n. [1766] 1: the quality or state of being reciprocal: mutual dependence, action, or influence. 2: a mutual exchange of privileges; specif: a recognition by one of two countries or institutions of the validity of licenses or privileges granted by the other.
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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