Child development: Cognition and Intelligence Flashcards

1
Q

Who researched cognitive development in children?

A

Jean Piaget

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2
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Put Piaget's stages in order:
Sensorimeter
Formal operational
Pre-operational
Concrete operational
A

Sensorimeter
Pre-operational
Concrete operational
Formal operational

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3
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Piaget’s stages:

When is the sensorimeter stage?

A

Birth - 2 years

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4
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Piaget’s stages:

When is the pre-operational stage?

A

2-7 years

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5
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Piaget’s stages:

What stage is 7-11 years?

A

Concrete operational

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6
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Piaget’s stages:

When is the formal operational stage?

A

11+ years

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7
Q

When does object permanence and self recognition develop?

A

8 months

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8
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What did the baseline leg kicks experiment investigate?

A

Developing memory systems

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9
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What is assimilation?

A

Understanding a new object

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10
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What are schemas?

A

Theories about how the physical and social world operate

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11
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What is accommodation?

A

Modifying a schema

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12
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What is operation?

A

Mental consideration of information in a logical manner

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13
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Conservation

At what stage does this occur?

A

Understanding that amount is unrelated to appearance

Concrete operational ~ 8 years

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14
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Which of Piaget’s stages does the 3 mountain problem test?

A

Pre-operational

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15
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Is operational thought reversible?

A

No

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16
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Does the left hemisphere of the brain control more simple or complex functions compared to the right?

A

Complex

17
Q

Which of the following is not one of the 4 domians tested in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?

1) verbal comprehension
2) performance organisation
3) manual dexterity
4) working memory
5) processing speed

A

3) manual dexterity

the following are tested:

1) verbal comprehension
2) performance organisation
4) working memory
5) processing speed

18
Q

Who discovered emotional intelligence?

A

Howard Gardner