2.1 Flashcards

1
Q

Infant gradually becomes able to organize activities in relation to the environment through sensory and motor activity.

A

Sensorimotor stage

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2
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Child develops a representational system and uses symbols to represent people, places, and events.

Language and imaginative play are important manifestations of this stage. Thinking is still not logical.

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Pre-operational stage

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3
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Child can solve problems logically if they are focused on the here and now but cannot think abstractly.

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Concrete operational

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4
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Person can think abstractly, deal with hypothetical situations, and think about possibilities.

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Formal operational

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5
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Emphasizes the impact of the historical, social, cultural contexts

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Contextual

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6
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Considers evolutionary and biological underpinnings of behavior

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Evolutionary/sociobiological

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7
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Behavioral research focuses on

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Associative learning

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