Cognitive development Flashcards
1
Q
What is cognition?
A
A general term that refers to all mental processes, including:
perceiving,
conceptualizing,
remembering,
reasoning,
imagining and
judging.
2
Q
Concrete thinking?
A
Concrete thinking describes thought processes that rely on experiences in the real world.
3
Q
Abstract thinking?
A
Abstract thinking doesn’t rely on having to see or handle concrete materials to reason them (thinking in terms of general concepts).
