Chapter 6

Question 1

list the 4 stages of cognitive development

Answer 1

sensorimotor stage
preoperational stage
concrete operational stage
formal operational stage

Question 2

folk psychology

Answer 2

informal beliefs about others and their behaviour

Question 3

does folk psychology believe behaviour is intentional?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

essentialism

Answer 4

kids believe all living things have essence that cant be seen but this is what gives a living thing its identity

Question 5

is essentialism well defined in western cultures?

Answer 5

NO !!

Question 6

teleological explanations

Answer 6

kids believe that living things and their parts exist for a purpose

Question 7

what are a 4 year olds theories of biology (list them)

Answer 7

movement
growth
internal parts
inheritance
illness
healing

Question 8

what are 2 ways infants form categories

Answer 8

grouping things with same function

learn clues from perceptual features that distinguish things

Question 9

naive physics

Answer 9

allows kids to predict where and how objects will move in environment

Question 10

naive psychology

Answer 10

more successful interactions with others

Question 11

naive biology

Answer 11

important in avoiding predators and maintaining health