Chapter 8 Flashcards
Centration
In Piaget’s theory, the tendency of the child to focus on only one aspect of the problem
Concrete Operational Stage
In Piaget’s theory, the theirs stage of development, from approximately seven to eleven years of age, in which thought is logical when stimuli are physically present
Core Knowledge Theory
The idea that infants possess innate knowledge of certain properties of objects, as well as other basic concepts
Episodic Memory
Memory for events that took place at a specific time and place
Executive Function
Portion of the information-processing system that coordinates various component processes in order to achieve some goal
Explicit Memory
Conscious recollection of a past event or experience
Formal Operational Stage
In Piaget’s theory, the last stage of development, from approximately eleven to fifteen years of age, in which thought is abstract and hypothetical
Implicit Memory
Nonconscious recollections of how to do something behaviorally
Memory Span
Number of stimulus items that can be recalled after a brief interval of time
Memory Strategy
Mental activity, such as rehearsal that enhances memory performance
Metamemory
The child’s understanding of his own memory
Multistore Model
Information processing that describes a sequence of mental structures through which information flows
Operation
In Piaget’s theory, a mental action such as reversibility
Preoperational Stage
In Piaget’s theory, the second stage of development, from approximately two to seven years of age, in which thought becomes symbolic in form
Recall Memory
Ability to reproduce stimuli that one has previously encountered
