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  2. Acquired characteristic - Wikipedia

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    An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living organism caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, variation, repeated use, disuse, misuse, or other environmental influence. Acquired traits are synonymous with acquired characteristics.

  3. Overlearning - Wikipedia

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    After one week, overlearners recalled more geography facts and word definitions than non-overlearners, but this improvement gradually disappeared after the study. [3] This research suggests that overlearning may be an inefficient study method for long-term retention of geography facts and word definitions. [ 3 ]

  4. Competence (human resources) - Wikipedia

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    Many skills require practice to remain at a high level of competence. The four stages suggest that individuals are initially unaware of how little they know, or unconscious of their incompetence. As they recognize their incompetence, they consciously acquire a skill, then consciously use it.

  5. Domain-specific learning - Wikipedia

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    Socialisation is integral to a child's ability to acquire the necessary skills to function in a social environment. It has commonly been viewed as a product of domain-general learning, with the same organisational principles applying to child development, regardless of setting, task or developmental stage .

  6. Age of acquisition - Wikipedia

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    For example, the word 'penguin' is typically learned at a younger age than the word 'albatross'. Studies in psycholinguistics suggest that age of acquisition has an effect on the speed of reading words. [1] [2] The findings have demonstrated that early-acquired words are processed more quickly than later-acquired words.

  7. People Shared What 30 Skills They Acquired That Are No ... - AOL

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    Actually, I still use this skill occasionally, even despite the fact that most people now simply toss out such torn and worn clothing. I find hand sewing an extremely relaxing activity. And rewarding.

  8. Language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language.In other words, it is how human beings gain the ability to be aware of language, to understand it, and to produce and use words and sentences to communicate.

  9. Nassau County flags not lowered to half-staff for Jimmy Carter

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    A Republican county official on Long Island is refusing to lower flags to half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.