chapter 5 Flashcards
Piaget’s term for capacity to store
mental images or symbols of objects
and events.
representational ability
Intentional and conscious memory,
generally of facts, names, and events.
explicit memory
Learning based on association of
behavior with its consequences.
operant conditioning
A shared attentional focus, typically
initiated with eye gaze or pointing.
joint attention
Rules for forming sentences in a
particular language.
Syntax
Approach to the study of cognitive
development that describes qualitative
stages in cognitive functioning.
Piagetian approach
Increase in responsiveness after
presentation of a new stimulus.
dishabituation
Psychometric tests that seek to measure
intelligence by comparing a test-taker’s
performance with standardized norms.
IQ (intelligence quotient) tests
Communication system based on words
and grammar.
language
Systematic process of providing
services to help families meet young
children’s developmental needs.
early intervention
Tendency of infants to spend more time
looking at one sight than another.
visual preference
Piaget’s term for the understanding that
a person or object still exists when out
of sight.
object permanence
Single word that conveys a complete
thought.
holophrase
Piaget’s term for processes by which an
infant learns to reproduce desired
occurrences originally discovered by
chance.
circular reactions
Early form of sentence use consisting of
only a few essential words.
telegraphic speech
Unconscious recall, generally of habits
and skills; sometimes called procedural
memory.
implicit memory