Ch. 2 Cog. and Motor Development

Question 1

Four Domains

Answer 1

Affective
Cognitive
Motor
Physical

Question 2

Motor

Answer 2

Refers to any form of human movement behavior.

Question 3

Psychomotor

Answer 3

Movements initiated by an electrical impulse from higher brain centers (action potentials & synapses)

Question 4

Jean Piaget

Answer 4

Swiss psychologist
Interested in the process of thinking
Established the clinical method of research

Question 5

Piaget’s Theory

Four major stages of cognitive development

Answer 5

1) Sensorimotor
2) Preoperational
3) Concrete operational
4) Formal operational

Question 6

Adaptation

Answer 6

Cognitive development occurs through this process.

Question 7

Two facets of adaptation

Answer 7

1) Assimilation

2) Accommodation

Question 8

Infancy - Sensorimotor Stage

Answer 8

Birth – 2 years

Intelligence develops as a result of movement actions and their consequences

Question 9

Substages of Sensorimotor Stage

Exercise of reflexes

Answer 9

Birth to 1 month

Question 10

Substages of Sensorimotor Stage

Primary circular reactions

Answer 10

1 to 4 months

Question 11

Subst. of Sens. Stage

Secondary circular reactions

Answer 11

4 to 8 months

Question 12

Subst. of Sens. Stage

Secondary schema

Answer 12

8 to 12 months

Question 13

Substages of Sens. Stage

Tertiary schema

Answer 13

12 to 18 months

Question 14

Subst. of Sens. Stage

Invention of new means through mental combinations

Answer 14

18 to 24 months

Question 15

Major Dev. in Sensorimotor Stage

Answer 15

Increasing awareness between self and others

Recognition that objects continue to exist even though they are no longer in view (object permanence)

Question 16

Preoperational St.

Answer 16

2-7 years
verbal communication begins to emerge
language development is the most important aspect of this stage

Question 17

Concrete Operations Stage

Answer 17

7-11 years

1) Children begin thinking logically about concrete events
2) Enhanced ability to decenter attention from one variable in a problem solving situation

Question 18

Formal Operational St.

Answer 18

12 years

1) Ability to consider ideas that are not based on observable objects or experiences
2) Abstract ideas are possible.

Question 19

Post-formal operations St.

Answer 19

1) Answers become less absolute
2) Thrive on detecting inconsistencies in ideas
3) New questions are discovered

Question 20

Adulthood - Intellectual Development

Answer 20

A lifestyle that involves movement can play an important role in combating intellectual decline.