chapter 11 Flashcards
critical period
sensitive period
continuity
discontinuity
schemas
ways of perceiving, organizing and thinking about how the world works
accommodation
incorporation of new learning into an existing schema that requires revision of the schema.
existing schemas are no longer sufficient and we experience disequilibrium and become motivated to develop new schemas
assimilation
incorporation of new learning into an existing schema without the need to revise the schema
equilibration
process by which a child engages in assimilation and accommodation to make sense of the world
sensorimotor stage
Jean Piaget’s stage of development begins at birth and ends at age of 2 years and is characterized by active exploration of the environment. info learned through senses
object permanence
ability to form mental representations of objects that are no longer present. things continue to exist when you no longer sense them
primary circular reactions
secondary circular reactions
tertiary circular reactions
little scientists
preoperational stage
Jean Piaget’s stage of development begins at the age of 2 years and ends at the age of 6 years and is characterized by the use of symbols, egocentrism, and limits on the ability to reason logically
longitudinal study
data from the same group of participants is collected at intervals across a long period of time