Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards
Accomodation
The incorporation of new learning into an existing schema that requires revision of the schema.
Assimilation
The incorporation of new learning into an existing schema without the need to revise the schema.
Attachment
Emotional bond linking an infant to a parent or caregiver
Concrete operational stage
Jean Piaget’s stage of development beginning at the age of 6 years and ending at the age of 12 years and characterized by logical but not abstract reasoning.
Conservation
The ability to understand that changing the form or appearance of an object does not change its quantity.
Conventional morality
Lawrence Kohlberg’s stage of moral development in which moral choices are made according to law or public opinion.
Egocentrism
Limitations on the ability to understand the point of view of other people.
Formal operational stage
Jean Piaget’s stage of development beginning at age 12 and extending through adulthood and characterized by mature reasoning capabilities.
Identity
A consistent unified sense of self
Insecure attachment
A pattern of infant–caregiver bonding that can take several forms but is generally characterized as less desirable for the child’s outcomes than secure attachment.
Object permanence
The ability to form mental representations of objects that are no longer present.
Postconventional morality
Lawrence Kohlberg’s stage at which moral choices are made according to personal standards and reason.
Preconventional morality
Lawrence Kohlberg’s stage at which moral choices are made according to expectations of reward or punishment.
Preoperational stage
Jean Piaget’s stage of development beginning at the age of 2 years and ending at the age of 6 years and characterized by use of symbols, egocentrism, and limits on the ability to reason logically.
Secondary sex characteristics
Physical changes occurring at puberty associated with sexual maturity
