Module 6: Cognitive Development During Middle Childhood

Question 1

classification

Answer 1

the arrangement of information into categories or classes

Question 2

concrete operational stage of cognitive development

Answer 2

Piaget’s stage of development during middle childhood that emphasizes the use of logical thought, especially as applied to concrete, or physical objects

Question 3

fast-mapping

Answer 3

a word learning process in which children are able to learn words quickly when because they associate new words to words that they already know

Question 4

identity

Answer 4

the understanding that objects have an identity or qualities that do not change even if the object is altered in some way

Question 5

long-term memory

Answer 5

the third component of the memory system where information is stored for long periods of time

Question 6

reciprocity

Answer 6

the understanding that changing one quality of an object can be compensated for by changes in another quality of that object

Question 7

reversibility

Answer 7

the understanding that some things that have been changed can be returned to their original state

Question 8

sensory memory

Answer 8

the first component of the memory system where information comes in through the 5 senses and is processed if the mind believes that the information is important

Question 9

working memory

Answer 9

the second component of the memory system where information that has been processed in sensory memory goes. Working memory includes all the information that you are consciously aware of