Decalage

/ˌdɛkəˈlɑːʒ/ noun

Definition

In psychology, a term describing the uneven development of cognitive abilities at different stages or in different domains.

Etymology

From French 'décalage' meaning 'shift' or 'gap,' borrowed into English psychology in the mid-20th century. The term describes a lag or discontinuity in child development theory.

Kelly Says

Psychologist Jean Piaget used 'decalage' to explain why a child might be brilliant at solving one puzzle but struggle with a similar one—it revealed that development isn't a smooth staircase but more like a bumpy, uneven climb!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማለት
ma-le-t
ARالعربية
انزياح
in-zi-yah
BNবাংলা
পরিবর্তন
pa-ri-bor-ton
CACatalà
desplaçament
des-pla-sa-ment
CSČeština
posunutí
po-soo-ne-tee
DADansk
forskyndelse
for-skynd-el-se
DEDeutsch
Verschiebung
fɛrˈʃciːbung
ELΕλληνικά
απόκλιση
a-pok-li-si
ESEspañol
desfase
des-fa-seh
FAفارسی
جابجایی
ja-ba-ja-ee
FISuomi
siirto
siir-toh
FRFrançais
décalage
de-ka-lazh
GUGU
અલગ
al-g
HAHA
ruwan
roo-wan
HEעברית
ずれ
tzure
HIहिन्दी
स्थानांतरण
sthā-nā-ntraṇa
HUMagyar
eltolódás
el-tol-o-dás
IDBahasa Indonesia
geser
ge-ser
IGIG
ikpe
ik-peh
ITItaliano
decalaggio
de-ka-la-dʒio
JA日本語
ずれ
zure
KKKK
көшірілу
ko-shi-ri-lu
KMKM
ល្បែង
lba-eng
KO한국어
오차
och-a
MRMR
पुरव
poor-v
MSBahasa Melayu
pergeseran
per-ge-se-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-lan-eh
NLNederlands
verschuiven
ver-shoo-ven
NONorsk
forskyvning
for-skyv-ning
PAPA
ਖ਼ੁਦ
khud
PLPolski
zesunięcie
zɛ-su-ɲɛt͡ɕɛ
PTPortuguês
deslocamento
dez-loh-kah-men-toh
RORomână
decalaj
de-ka-lazh
RUРусский
смещение
sme-she-niye
SVSvenska
förskjutning
furs-kyu-tning
SWKiswahili
kuziba
koo-zee-ba
TAதமிழ்
மாறுதல்
ma-ar-u-thal
TEతెలుగు
పరారు
pa-ra-ru
THไทย
การเลื่อน
gan-leuan
TLTL
paglilipat
pa-gli-li-pat
TRTürkçe
kayma
kay-ma
UKУкраїнська
зсув
zsuv
URاردو
نقل
naql
VITiếng Việt
chênh lệch
chenh-lehch
YOYO
ṣẹ̀gbẹ̀
she-gbeh
ZH中文
偏移
bīfēng
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa

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