COGNITION AND DEVLOPMENT Flashcards
Schema
mental framework of beliefs that infleunce cognitive processes . How the world is represned in the mind of the individual.
me schema
child knowledge of themselves
piaget states … drives learning
motivation
disequillibrium
when our existing schema dont allow us to make sense of something new so feel at unease
accomadation
child adjusts by changing current schema or forming new ones
assimilation
add new information to existing schema
sensorimotor stage of intellectual development
0-2 years focus on physical sensations and learn by trial and error. Develop object permanence by 8 months.
pre operational stage of intellectual development
2-7 years. Lacks adult reasoning cant understand class inclusion, conservation or egocentrism
concrete operations intellectual development
7-11 years. develop egocentrism, conservation and class inclusion
formal operations intellectual development
11+. Capable of formal reasoning so focus on argument and can do syllogisms.
egopcentrism
see world only from one view point 3 mountain task
class inclusion
idea that objects fall into categories and subsets . Dogs and cats expoeriment
conservation
quantity stays same even if object chaneges
vygotsky
cognitive development was a social process of learning from experienced others. Knowledge is first intermental then intramental
zone of proximal development
gap between current level of development and what they can potenially understandafter interaction.
scaffolding
the help of adults Bruner and ross looked at this
wood, bruner and ross scaffolding
demostration, preparation for child, indication of materials, verbal instruction and general prompts