Chapter 4 Flashcards
Accommodation
One of two ways of aquiring knowlege. Defined by paiget as the alteration of pr-existing mental frameworks
allele
Variation of a gene
attachment
significant connection to another person
nature vs nurture
nature- our genetic inheritance
Nurture- enviroment and our experiences
Critical Periods
Time in development when the delvelopment of an organism is extremely sensitive to enviromental factors
Cognative Development
changes in thinking that occur over time
How Babies learn
Paigets Theory
Information processing Theory
Theory of mind
Lev Vygotsky and role of socio-cultural theory
Piaget focus on what?
Cognitive Development- how thinking and reasoning changes through active manipulation and exploration of the enviroment
Paigets CDT theory(Cognitive Development Theory
Scheme- mental structures we use to underdstand
Assimilation-way of including new info or experinces into an excisting scheme
Accomidation- altering schemes to include new knowledge
Equilibrium- balance in mental framework
Paigets Sensorimotor stage
Birth to 2 years
Learning through senses and motor action
Object Permanence
Understanding that objects exist even when they cannot be seen
Paigets Pre-operational Stage
2-7 years- when child begins to develop ideas of objects in the external world and the ability to work with them in their mind
Egocentrism
inability to take perspective of another person
Paiget Operational period
ages 7-12
children develop the ability to hold an idea in their minds and mental manipulate it
Paigets Formal Operational stage
12-older
Children achieve the ability to use hypothetical deductive reasoning and abstract thoughts
Information Processing Theory
study of hoe children learn, remember, organize and use information from their enviroment- focus on what they can do
Theory of mind
an awareness of ones own mental states, and the mental states of others
Scaffolding
developmental adjustments that adults make to give children the they need- but not so much they fail to move forward
Zone of proximal development
gap between what a child could accomplish alone and what a child can accomplish with the help of others
Info Processing Theory
how children learn, remember, organiz and use info from their enviro- a focus on what they can do
Theory of mind
an awareness of mental states and mental states of others
