Piaget Flashcards
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Cognitive development
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Term describing the development of all mental processes, in particular thinking, reasoning, and our understanding of the world. Cognitive development continues throughout the lifespan, but psychologists have been particularly concerned with how this develops in childhood.
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Schema
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A mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence our cognitive processing. They are developed from experience.
3
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Assimilation
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A form of learning that takes place when we acquire new information or a more advanced understanding of an object, person or idea that fits into existing schemas without making any change.
