Ch 6: Early childhood Flashcards
when do children begin developing “representational thinking?
after the first two years of life (after sensorimotor stage)
cognitive stage from ages 2-7 during which the child becomes capable of representing the world symbolically but is still very limited in ability to use mental operations
preoperational stage
Piaget’s term for young children’s thinking as being centered, or focused, on one noticeable aspect of a cognitive problem while excluding other important aspects
centration
cognitive inability to distinguish between one’s perspective and another’s perspective
egocentrisim
tendency to attribute human thoughts and feelings to inanimate objects and forces
animism
ability to understand thinking processes in oneself and others
theory of mind
degree to which parents set down rules and expectations for behavior and require their children to comply with them
demandingness
degree to which parents are sensitive to their children’s needs and express, love, warmth, and concern for them
responsiveness
parents who are high in demandingness and high in responsiveness
authoritative parents
parents who are high in demandingness but low in responsiveness
authoritarian parents
parents who are low in demandingness and high in responsiveness
permissive parents
parents who are low in demandingness and low in responsiveness
disengaged parents
type of aggression when a child wants something and uses aggressive behaviors/words to get it
instrumental aggression
type of aggression that entails signs of anger and intent to inflict pain or harm on others
hostile aggression
types of aggression that involves damaging another person’s reputation amongst their peers through social exclusion and malicious gossip
relational aggression
