Exam 3 pt.1

Question 1

____ is the tendency to attribute a life/soul to inanimate objects

Answer 1

Animism

Question 2

______ refers to a logical thinking ability in which one can discern liquids and whatnot

Answer 2

Conservation

Question 3

The inability to differentiate between self and other

Answer 3

Egocentrism

Question 4

Fast-mapping

Answer 4

Term used for the mental process in which a new concept is learned based on only a single unit of information

Question 5

Focusing only on what is appearant

Answer 5

Focus on appearance

Question 6

Nothing can be undone

Answer 6

Irreversibility

Question 7

_______ is assuming that the world is unchanging

Answer 7

Static reasoning

Question 8

The ability of natural language speakers to communicate more than which is explicitly stated

Answer 8

Pragmatics

Question 9

Over-imitation

Answer 9

Child copies everything an adult does

Question 10

Language rules are applied too generally. Child might refer to mice as mouses

Answer 10

Overregularization

Question 11

Theory theory

Answer 11

Children construct theories to understand the world

Question 12

Theory of mind

Answer 12

The ability to understand that others perspectives are different from ones own

Question 13

The arrangement of words to create well formed sentences in a language

Answer 13

Syntax

Question 14

____ is the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation and neglect the others

Answer 14

Centration