Cognitive Devt In Early Childhood Flashcards
(21 cards)
Pre operational stage
Ages 2-7 2nd stage of development
Operations
Reversal mental actions that allow kids to do mentally what they formerly did physically
Symbolic function stage
Ages 2-4 the child gains ability to mentally represent an object that isn’t present
Egocentrism
The inability to distinguish between ones own perspective and someone else’s
Animism
Belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action
Intuitive thought substage
Age 4-7 kids begin to use primitive reasoning and start asking why questions
Centration
Focusing of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others
Conservation
The awareness that altering an objects or a substance’s appearance does not change its basis properties
Vygotsky
Kids actively construct their knowledge and understanding
Zone of proximal development
Range of tasks that are too difficult to do alone
Scaffolding
Changing the level of support
Social constructivist approach
Emphasizes the social contexts of learning
Attention
The focusing of mental resources on select information
Executive attention
Action planning, attention to goals, error detection, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances
Sustained attention
Focused and extended engagement with an object , task, event, or other aspect of the environment
Executive functioning
Concept that is a number of higher level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brains prefrontal cortex
Theory of mind
Awareness of ones own mental processes and the mental processes of others
Tom: 18 months to 3 years
Perceptions, emotions, desires
Child-centered kindergarten
Emphasizes the education of the whole child and concern for their development
Project head start
Compensatory program for kids of low income families for the opportunity to a quire the skills and experiences important for success in school
