Lesson 4: Psychological Perspective of the Self Part 1 Flashcards

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is the scientific study of human behavior and mental process.

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Psychology

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What are the four goals of psychology

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  1. Describe
  2. Explain
  3. Predict
  4. Modify
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what the person is doing

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describe

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why is she/he doing that

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explain

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what is he going to do

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predict

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how can we change the behavior

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modify

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Deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans come to acquire it.

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theory of cognitive development

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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.

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jean piaget

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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.

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theory of cognitive development

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what are the Basic Concepts of Cognitive Dev. Theories

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  1. Schema
  2. Adaptation
  3. Stages of Cognitive Development
  4. Assimilation
  5. Accommodation
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the building blocks of knowledge; mental organizations that individuals use to understand their environments.

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schema

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how a child’s learning process meets the situational demands

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adaptation

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reflects the increasing sophistication of the child’s thought processes.

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stages of cognitive development

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the application of previous concepts to new concepts

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assimilation

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when existing ideas are challenged; correct your thinking so that your thought process would adapt

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accommodation

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What are the stages of cognitive development

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  1. sensorimotor stage (0-2)
  2. preoperational stage (2-5)
  3. concrete operational stage (6-11)
  4. formal operational stage (12-adulthood)
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The ability to realize that objects still exist when they are not being sensed.

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object permanence

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Believing that inanimate objects are alive

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animistic thinking

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not being capable of seeing things from another person’s perspectives

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egocentrism

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recognition that when some properties (such as shape) of an object change, other properties (such as volume ) remain constant

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conservation