CHAPTER 9: VOCABULARY Flashcards
(26 cards)
stimuli
agents that affect the sensory organs causing a person to react
binocular vision
to fuse two images into one image
explicit memory
the conscious, intentional recalling of experiences and facts
implicit memory
the unconscious awareness of past experiences to perform tasks
perceptual learning
the process of making sense out of sensory stimuli
perception
the outcome of perceptual learning
cognition
the act or process of knowing or understanding
sensorimotor stage
the first stage of cognitive development where children learn through the senses and physical actions
sociocultural theory of development
the belief that the culture and social environment in which a child is raised determine how a child will think and the skills they will develop
scaffolding
the varying levels of instructional support given to help children learn a new concept or skill
zone of proximal development
the level in which a child can learn with help
concept
an idea formed by combining what is known about a person, object, place, quality, or event
object constancy
knowing that objects remain the same even if they appear different
object concept
the understanding that objects, people, and events are separate from a person’s interactions with them
object identity
knowledge that an object stays the same from one time to the next
object permanence
knowledge that people, objects, and places still exist even when they are no longer seen, felt, or heard
depth perception
the ability to tell how far away something is
parentese
an infant-directed, singsong, and high-pitched speech when speaking to babies
coo
a vowel-like sound made in the back of the throat
babbling
using the tongue and the front of the mouth to make a consonant-vowel sound
passive vocabulary
the words people understand, but do not speak or write
active vocabulary
words used in speaking or writing
enriched environment
an environment that offers chances to learn
baby agenda
not culture specific, but universal to all babies
