Chapter 9 - Cognitive Devel. in Preschoolers Flashcards
many 4 year olds theories of biology include what 5 elements
movement
growth
internal parts
inheritance
healing
what do preschoolers understand about movement
that animals can move themselves but inanimate objects can be moved only by other objects or people
what do children understand about growth
from first appearance animals get bigger and physically more complex but that inanimate objects do not change in this way
what do 4 year olds know about internal parts
blood and bones are more likely to be inside an animate object but that cotton and metal are more likely to be inside an inanimate object
what do children realize about inheritance
only living things have offspring that resemble their parents
what do 4 year olds understand about healing
animate things, when injured, heal by regrowth whereas inanimate things, whne broken must be fixed by humans
what is a common misconception of preschoolers biolody theory
adopted children will physically resemble their adoptive parents
what is a theory of mind
persons understanding of the relations between mind and behviour
what is the 1st phase of a preschoolers theory of mind
2 years old
-aware of desires and often speak of their wants and likes
-alsoc link their desires to their behaviour
-understand that they and other people have desires and that desires are related to behaviour
what is the second phase of a preschoolers theory of mind
3 years old
-clearly distinguish the mental world from the physical world
-use mental verbs like think, believe ect.
-usually emphasize desires when trying to exlain why people act as they do
-become capable of lying to cover up bad behaviour
what is the 3rd phase of a preschoolers theory of mind
4 years old
-mental states take center stage in childrens understanding of their own and others actions
-understanf that their own and others behaviour is absed on their beliefs about events and situations, even when those beliefs are wrong
what is necassary for a child to engage in pretend play with other children
theory of mind
deficits in pretend play for children with autism may be linked to what
deficits in theory of mind
theory of mind deficits may be due to difficulties in what
executive functinoing present early in life
-childs ability to engage in intentional, self-regulated behaviours
what have some researchers noticed in children with autism that could potentially disrupt information processing
white matter abnormalities
-particurlarly across the corpus callosum
what are false belief tasks
situation is set up so that the child being tested has accurate info but someone else does not
what plays a role in developing theory of mind and describe
counterfactual thinking
-persons understanding that a situation or fact is counter or opposite to reality
age relate improvements in reasoning and problem solving can be linkged to childrens continuous improvements in what
information processing asa well as increased retention of information in working memory
in information processing what is attention
process by which we select info to be processed further
when does attention improve in child development
preschool years
although preschool children are more attentiv than younger children, what do they struggle with
spent less than half the time in a state of focused attention
why does attention usually improve with age
-older children are more likely to remind themselves to pay attention
-more liekly to have picked up on some strategies for improving their attention
in attention, what is a strategy that improves accuracy and efficiency in making comparisons
systemic comparison
when children are able to observe the gestures and eye gaze of an adult along with hearing a new word, what can they figure out
what the word might mean
where does autobiographical memory originate
in preschool years whne parents encourage children to think about the past by asking them to recall recent events
when parents reminisce about events in a highly elaborate manner, asking many questions with new info contained in them and discussing childrens responses, their children tend to what
remember those events in mroe ocmplex detail when they recall them later
what is the one to one principle
must be one and only one number name for each object that is counted
ex: counts 3 objects as 1, 2, a
-number of numbr words matches the number of objecys
what is the stable order principle
number names must be counted in same order
ex: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
what is the cardinality principle
last number name differs from previous ones in a counting sequence by denoting the number of objects in a set
ex: reveal understanding of this principle by repeating the last number name, often with emphasis “1, 2, 4, 8, EIGHT”
during when do children master the counting principles
in preschool years
if a child has mastered all the counting principles, will they always count correctly
no
-must mast conventional seuquence of number names and counting principles to count accurately
why do childre stop counting at a numbre ending in 9
cause dont know the next decade name
learning to count beyond 10 is more complicated in what language
english
whta 3 language number systems are almost perfectly regularly
chines
japanese
korena
preschoolers abilitty to perform simple arithmetic operations is affected by what
information they are able to hold in working memory
what else can affect a childs learning int erms of counting and early reading skills
temperament
a childs processing speed supports greater ability in working memory which may have a direct impact on what
ability to engage in inductive reasoning
how does piaget and neo-piagetian theorists describe childrens developmental journey
as one they make alone
Kessen pointed out that what should be avoided in theory and research in child development
seeing child as a unit of analysis seperate from other people and culture
how did vygotsky see development of c hild
social relationship through which children collaborate with others who are more experienced
vygotsky believes that for children, learning arises when what
oiut of their interactions with their caregivers
why are vygotskys ideas imporant
fill some gaps in the piagetian and neo-piagetian accounts