Chapter 9 Flashcards
What is a Zygote?
A Fertilized egg
When does the Life Cycle Begin?
At the Zygote Stage
How does a Zygote Form?
When a sperm cell unites with an egg
At what weeks is the Zygote stage?
First two weeks
At what week is the Embryo Stage?
2-8 Weeks
What happens to the Zygote during the embryo stage
The Zygotes inner cells become the Embryo and the Other cells become the placenta
At what weeks are the Fetus Stage
8-40 Weeks
At what stage do Body Organs begin to form and function during pregnancy?
Fetus
At what stage and week is a baby recognizably human?
Fetus and 9 Weeks
What are the four types of Schema?
Object/Place Schema
Person Schema
Self Schema
Event Schema
What is a Schema?
Schemas are the way children Represent Knowledge
What is Object/pLace Schema?
Knowledge structure about an object or place
What is Person Schema?
Knowledge about other people
Their…
- Race
- Age
- Gender -
- Occupation
Etc…
What is Self Schema?
Knowledge about yourself
What is Event Schema?
How you remember routines and event sequences
What are the Three Adaption mechanisms that drive children’s cognitive growth?
Assimilation
Accommodation
Equilibrium
What is Assimilation?
Accepting any new Knowledge
What is Accomodation?
Accommodating any Incorrect knowledge
What is Equilibrium?
Equaling out any new knowledge with contradicting old knowledge
(Sensorimotor Stage)
What is Object permanence?
The Understanding that Objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.