Chapter 3 Flashcards
the Neuroconstructivist view
our genes determine how our brains are wired and that cells in the brain is responsible for processing info develop on their own
piagets stages of cognitive development
thinking develops in universal stages occurring in the same order
assimilation
using current understanding on new information
accommodation
changing concepts in response to new information
formal operations
the fourth stage according to piaget, which enables adolescents and adults to use an abstract system of logic to understand the world
hypothetico-deductive reasoning
A way of reasoning in which a person makes a logical prediction based on some supposition and then checks the prediction against reality
competence-performance gap
the fact that people do not consistently do as well at some tasks as they are capable of doing
inductive reasoning
The process of drawing a general conclusion from particular facts or instances
egocentrism
For Piaget, the process of assuming
that other people’s points of view are
the same as one’s own.
decentration
mentally putting our own perceptions to one side
personal fable
thoughts feeling and experience is unique
zone of proximal development
tasks that children
cannot yet accomplish on their
own but could succeed at with help
from someone more skilled.
scaffolding
adapting one’s guidance
and support to the current level
of knowledge and understanding of
the learner.
social constructivist approach
emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction
executive control structure
Mental representations of goals, outcomes, and strategies that make it possible to approach problems more effectively.
