chapter 7 & 8 & 9 Flashcards
describe the stages a child undergoes in relation to art from 3 - 6 years?
the preschematic stage: at the age of 3 they go from disordered scribbling to realizing art can represent smth else. at ages of 4 & 5 detail is added, telling stories and working out problems using art. at the age of 6, they use symbols to represent real things (called schemes). for example, the sun would be a circle with lines.
what is “schema” when talking about art?
a way of portraying an object
what functions does the left hemisphere of the brain deal with?
language, logic, math, analysis
what functions does the right hemisphere of the brain deal with?
intuition, creativity, art/music, spatial
when does preference of a hand appear?
ages 2 to 6
what is socio dramatic play?
when children play roles. this usually happens during preschool e.g playing house
what is rule governed play?
at 5/6 children like to play games that are governed e.g redlight greenlight or whoever smallest is baby
what stage are preschoolers in the cognitive development cycle? explain it
pre operational stage. can communicate and think with symbols. having difficulty with thinking logically
when is the concept of conservation developed?
5 or after
describe the concept of conservation
understanding that matter can change in appearance without changing in quantity
what is the false belief principle?
understanding that enables a child to look at a situation from another’s perspective to determine what info causes that person to have false belief
describe the Theories of Mind from age 4 to 7
at 4 one believes that each person’s actions are based on their representation of reality. at age 5 they can’t understand that people can think about them or that most knowledge is gained from inference. from 6/7 one can understand the reciprocal nature of thought
how to enhance theories of mind?
pretend play, shared thoughts with other children, discussing emotion provoking events with parents
what is metamemory?
knowledge about how memory works. being able to control and reflect on your memory function
what is metacognition?
knowing how the mind thinks and being able to control and reflect on your thought process
what is reinforcement in regard to language development?
using a word with an idea of what it could mean. using word often and then getting feedback to help determine accuracy of previous idea of what the word meant
what is invented spelling?
strategy used by children with good phonological awareness when writing. they spell out words based off the sounds
what is inflection?
additions that change a words meaning. for example go -> going
what is overregulatization?
using rules when they dont apply e.g goed instead of went
what is a complex sentence?
using conjunction to combine two ideas
what is numeracy?
ability to use numbers
in what stage of eriksons psychosocial development theory are preschoolers at? describe it
initiative vs guilt. begins with ability to plan leading to the wish to take initiative. balanced between child’s desire for autonomy and parents need to protect child and control their behaviour.
what is person perception?
ability to classify others according to age, gender, race, etc
what does attachment predict in a preschooler?
behaviours in terms if behavioural problems and positive relationships with preschool teacher etc
