Child Dev. Cognition and Development Flashcards
Sensorimotor stage occurs at what age?
Birth - 2 years
what 3 things occur at the sensorimotor stage?
Recognition of self
Object Permanence
Developing memory systems
Definition of Schemas
Theories about the physical/social world and how they operate
Definition of Assimilation
Understanding a new object
Definition of accommodation
Modifying a new schema
When does the preoperational stage occur?
2-7 years
When does problems with conservation occur?
Preoperational stage
What is conservation?
Amount to appearance.
Kids cannot distinguish mass/density yet so judge solely on height etc.
Definition of operation
Mental consideration of information in a logical manner
What start to happen in the concrete operational stage?
Logical thinking
What 2 things occur in the formal operational stage which is the basis of adult thinking?
Considers alternatives
Plans ahead
what 4 things does the Wechsler Adult intelligence scale (WAIS) provide?
Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI)
Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI)
Working Memory Index (WMI)
Processing Speed Index (PSI)
Definition of Cerebral Lateralisation. I.e.?
Tendency of brain function / cognitive processes to be specialized to one side of the brain or the other
Languages
The left hemisphere is involved with what 3 things?
Complex language function
Complex Logical activities
Mathematical computations
The right hemisphere is involved with what 3 things?
Simple language functions
spatial pattern abilities
emotional regulation
