Piagets Theory Of Adaption Flashcards
What is assimilation
Taking in new information and making it part of a pre-existing mental idea
What is accommodation?
Involves changing a pre-existing mental idea in order to fit new information
What is schema?
Mental idea of what something is and how to act on it
What is the first stage?
Sensorimotor stage ( 0-2 ) - infants learn about world through senses and motor activities
What is the second stage?
Pre operational stage ( 2-7 ) - infants become increasingly able to mentally represent objects.
What is the third stage?
Concrete operational stage ( 7-12 ) - child is capable of logical thoughts and can perform mental operations.
What is the fourth stage?
Formal operational stage ( 12+ ) - involves complex thought processes due to brain maturation and life experiences
What is object permanence ( sensorimotor accomplishment )?
Understanding an object still exists even if it cannot be seen, heard or touched.
What is goal directed behaviour ( sensorimotor accomplishment )?
Purposeful behaviour
What is symbolic thinking ( pre operational accomplishment )?
Cognitive ability to use symbols to represent objects that are not physically present
What is egocentrism ( pre operational accomplishment )?
Tendency to perceive the world solely from own point of view
What is animism ( pre operational accomplishment )?
Belief that everything which exists has some kind of consciousness
What is transformation ( pre operational accomplishment )?
Understanding that something can change from one state to another
What is centration ( pre operational accomplishment)?
Cognitive ability to focus on only one feature of an object or event at a time
What is reversibility ( pre operational accomplishment)?
Cognitive ability to mentally follow a sequence of events back to its starting point
