2.2 Flashcards
refers to increase in size or other bodily changes which can be seen.
GROWTH
refers to the outcome of functioning of organs.
DEVELOPMENT
refers to a particular part of the body
GROWTH
implies on the body as whole
DEVELOPMENT
The process of self-actualization
and learning tha combines an
indivdual’s physical, mental, social,
emotional and spiritual growth.
HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBERTY
pubertas (adult)
It refers to the physical
transformation that a child
experiences as sexual maturity is
reached.
PUBERTY
It refers to the progression of one’s ability to think and reason out.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITION
cognoscere (to know)
The mental action or process of
acquiring knowledge and
understanding through thought,
experience, and senses.
COGNITION
Swiss Psychologist, worked
for several decades on
understanding childrens
cognitive development
JEAN PIAGET
JEAN PIAGET
cognitive development
It is an internal representation of the world.
It helps an individual understand the world
they inhabit.
SCHEMA
Process of matching external reality
to an existing cognitive structure
ASSIMILATION
The schema is altered; a new
schema may be developed.
ACCOMODATION
We adject our ideas to make sense
of reality
EQUILIBRATION
THE 4 STAGES OF THE THEORY OF
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE
FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
STAGE 1 (Birth to about 2 years)
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE
STAGE 2 (About 2 to about 7 years)
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE
STAGE 3 (about 7 to about 11 years)
FORMAL OPERATIONS STAGE
STAGE 4 (about 12 to about 15 years)
