Exam 4 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Concrete operational thought
Piaget’s term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions
Identity
Certain characteristics of an object remains the same even as the other characteristics change
Reversibility
The capacity to think through a series of steps and then mentally reverse direction return to the starting point
Formal language
We use it when writing essays for school, cover letters to apply for jobs, or emails and letters at work.
Informal language
We use it with friends, children, and relatives.
Self-concept changes
Based on appearance, possessions, behavior and observable characteristics
Meta-cognition
Thinking about thinking or the ability to evaluate a cognitive task in order to determine how to best accomplish it and then monitor and adjust one performance on that task
The four esteems
Significance - being loved
competence - compares self to others
power - having some control over your being
Virtue - I am a good person
Popular children
Two types
- Kind trustworthy and cooperative
- Athletic cool dominant arrogant
Unpopular children
Three types
- neglected but not rejected
- Aggressive rejected
- withdrawn rejected, rejected by peers because of timid shy anxious behavior
Aggressive rejected
rejected by peers because of antagonists confrontal behavior
with drawn rejected
rejected by peers because of timid shy anxious behavior
bullying
Repeated systematic attacks efforts to inflict harm through physical, verbal, or social attacks on a weaker person.
Child culture
The particular habits and styles and values that reflect the set of rules and rituals that characterize children as distinct from adult society
Ex. Fashion and language
Peer morality
Being loyal to friends
Protecting children from adults
Physical growth gains
Better overall health Les obesity Appreciation of cooperation and Fairplay Improve problem-solving abilities respect for teammates and opponents
Rough and tumble play
Play that mimics aggression chasing wrestling and hitting without intent of harm
Industry versus inferiority
The fourth stage of Ericsson eight psychosocial crisis during which children attempt to master many skills developing of themselves as either industrious or inferior competent or incompetent
Preconventional moral reasoning
First level emphasizing on rewards and punishment
Conventional moral reasoning
Second-level emphasizes on social rules
Postconventional moral reasoning
Third stage emphasizing on moral principles
