5.1-5.3

Question 1

schemes

Answer 1

in Piaget’s theory they are actions or mental representations that organize knowledge

Question 2

assimilation

Answer 2

occurs when children use their existing schemes to deal with new information and experiences

Question 3

accommodation

Answer 3

occurs when the children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account

Question 4

organization

Answer 4

in Piaget’s theory is the grouping of isolated behaviors and thoughts into a higher-order system

Question 5

equilibration

Answer 5

is the name Piaget gave to this mechanism by which children shift from one stage of thought to the next

Question 6

cognition ( not asking for the definition)

Answer 6

is qualitatively different in one stage compared to another

Question 7

the sensorimotor sate

Answer 7

lasts from birth to about 2 years of age
-infants construct an understanding of the world by coordinating sensory experiences with motoric actions

Question 8

substages of the sensorimotor dev

Answer 8

1/simple reflex
2/first habits and primary circular reactions
3/secondary circular reactions
4/coordination of secondary circular reactions
5/tertiary circular reactions/novelty and curiosity
6/internalization of schemes ( beginning of a todd)

Question 9

simple reflex

Answer 9

sensations and actions are coordinated primarily through reflexive behaviors

Question 10

first habits and primary circular action

Answer 10

the infant coordinates sensation and two types of schemes: habits and primary circular reactions

Question 11

primary circular reaction

Answer 11

a scheme based on the attempts to reproduce an event that initially occurred by chance

Question 12

secondary circular reaction

Answer 12

the infant becomes more object-oriented, moving beyond preoccupation with the self.

Question 13

coordination of secondary circular reactions

Answer 13

Actions become more outwardly directed,
and infants coordinate schemes and act with
intentionality

Question 14

tertiary circular reactions /novelty and curiosity

Answer 14

infants become intrigued by the many properties of objects and by the many things that they can make happen to objects.

Question 15

internalization of schemes

Answer 15

he infant develops the ability to use primitive symbols

Question 16

object permanence

Answer 16

the Piagetian term for understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they cannot directly be seen /heard or touched

Question 17

evaluation of Piaget’s sensorimotor stage

Answer 17

the A not B error
perceptual development and expectations
the nature-nurture issue

Question 18

the A-not-B error

Answer 18

++++Error that occurs when infants
make the mistake of selecting the familiar
hiding place (A) rather than the new hiding
place (B) of an object
is the term used to describe this common mistake . Older infants are less likely to make the A-not-B error because their concept of object permanence is more complete.
–it might be due to a failure in memory and may also be linked to attention

Question 19

perceptual development and expectations

Answer 19

Researchers conclude that infants see objects as bounded, unitary, solid, and separate from their background much earlier than Piaget envisioned.
* By 3 to 4 months of age—or earlier