Exam 2 Flashcards
Egocentrism
Difficulty seeing rods from others perspective. Only focused on how they think
Animism (magical beliefs)
Crediting inanimate objects with life and lifelike properties
Centration
Centering attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of others. Ex: kid gets hamburger w cheese, parent takes it off, but they won’t eat it because it still has “cheese”
 Conversation
Altering substance appearance does not change its basic properties
Zone of proximal development
Range of tasks to difficult for the child alone but that can be learned with
Scaffolding
Changing the level of support. Giving just enough assistance to match learners needs
Private speech
Use of language for self-regulation
Inner speech
Becomes their thoughts
Vygotsys theory
~ assess child’s zone of proximal development
~ use the child’s ZPD in teaching
!!!~ Use more skilled peers as teachers ex: student tutors!!!
Theory of mind
Awareness of one’s own mental process and the mental process of others. Language development and executive function can affect theory of mind
Dysgraphia
Difficulty in handwriting
Dyscalculia
Developmental arithmetic disorder
Steinbergs triarchic theory of intelligence 
Intelligence comes in the following forms: analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence 
Analytical intelligence
Evaluate, compare and contrast. Academic problem-solving and computation
Creative intelligence
Invent, originate and imagine. Imaginative and innovative problem-solving
