chapter 5: cognitive development in infancy Flashcards
Answer:
who was the first scientist to systematically examine children thinking?
Jean Piaget
Fill in the blank
Piaget viewed children as __ who learn by interacting with the world
Piaget viewed children as active explorers who learn by interacting with the world
What are:
cognitive schemas
mental structures that individuals use to organize knowledge
Definition:
Accommodation
modifying the schema
Definition:
Cognitive disequilibrium
cognitive growth due to mismatch between schemas and reality
what is:
sensorimotor substage 1:
(AKA, Age, what happens)
reflexes (birth-1 month):
newborns use reflexes, such as sucking to react to stimuli
What is:
sensorimotor substage 2
(AKA, Age, what happens?)
primary circular reactions (1-4 months)
repeating actions that produce pleasurable or interesting stimuli
what is:
sensorimotor substage 3
(AKA, age, what happens?)
secondary circular reactions (4-8 months)
repetitions of actions that trigger responses in the external environment
What is:
sensorimotor substage 4
(AKA, Age, What happens?)
coordination of secondary circular reactions (8-12 months)
represents true means end behavior and signifies the beginning of intentions; behavior and object permanence
What is:
sensorimotor substage 5
(AKA, Age, What happens?)
tertiary circular reactions (12-18 months)
indicate active purposeful, trial and error exploration
What is:
sensorimotor substage 6
(AKA, Age, what happens?)
mental representation (18-24 months):
representational thought
what is:
violation of expectation task
a task in which a stimulus appears to violate physical laws
Answer:
what does the violation of expectation task measure?
infants understanding of object permanence
infants look at unexpected tasks longer than expected tasks indicating they have a sense of object permanence
What is:
sensory memory
holds incoming sensory information in its original form
What is:
working memory
happens when we direct our attention or awareness, on information
