Ch.5 Flashcards
Night terrors
A byproduct of wakening to rapidly from deep sleep in which the child appeared to bake in a panic state is typically nonresponsive goes back to sleep quickly and doesn’t remember the incident in the morning
Lateralization
Certain cognitive functions are located on one side of the brain more than the other
Egocentrism
Difficulty in seeing the world from another’s point of you typically up children in the preoperational period
Animism
Crediting inanimate objects but life and life like property such as feelings
Centration
According to Piaget nearly focused type of thought characteristic of pre-operational children
Mental hardware
Mental and neural structures that are built in and that allow the mind to operate
Mental software
Mental programs that are the basis of performing particular tasks
Autobiographical memory
Memories of the significant events and experiences of one’s only
One to one principal
Counting principle that states that there must be one and only one number name for each object counted
Stable order principal
Counting principle that states that member names must always be counted in the same order
Cardinality principal
Counting principle that the last number name denotes the number of objects being counted
Intersubjectivity
Mutual shared understanding among participants in an activity
Guided participation
Children’s involvement in structured activity with others who are more skilled than they
Zone of proximal development
Difference between what children can do with assistance and what they can do alone
Scaffolding
Teaching style in which adults adjust them mount of assistance that they offer based on the learners needs