Lesson 4: Psychological Perspective of the Self Part 1 Flashcards
is the scientific study of human behavior and mental process.
Psychology
What are the four goals of psychology
- Describe
- Explain
- Predict
- Modify
what the person is doing
describe
why is she/he doing that
explain
what is he going to do
predict
how can we change the behavior
modify
Deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans come to acquire it.
theory of cognitive development
he observed how children processed and made sense of the world around them and eventually developed a four-stage model of how the mind processes the information encountered.
jean piaget
JEAN PIAGET observed how children processed and made sense of the world around them and eventually developed a four-stage model of how the mind processes the information encountered.
theory of cognitive development
what are the Basic Concepts of Cognitive Dev. Theories
- Schema
- Adaptation
- Stages of Cognitive Development
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
the building blocks of knowledge; mental organizations that individuals use to understand their environments.
schema
how a child’s learning process meets the situational demands
adaptation
reflects the increasing sophistication of the child’s thought processes.
stages of cognitive development
the application of previous concepts to new concepts
assimilation
when existing ideas are challenged; correct your thinking so that your thought process would adapt
accommodation
What are the stages of cognitive development
- sensorimotor stage (0-2)
- preoperational stage (2-5)
- concrete operational stage (6-11)
- formal operational stage (12-adulthood)
The ability to realize that objects still exist when they are not being sensed.
object permanence
Believing that inanimate objects are alive
animistic thinking
not being capable of seeing things from another person’s perspectives
egocentrism
recognition that when some properties (such as shape) of an object change, other properties (such as volume ) remain constant
conservation
