Intro to Dev (3) Flashcards

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What are the 4 stages of Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development?

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  1. Sensorimotor
  2. Preoperational
  3. Concrete Operational
  4. Formal Operational
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What age range does the Sensorimotor stage take place form?

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0-2 years

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What age range does the Preoperational stage take place form?

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2-7 years

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What age range does the Concrete Operational stage take place from?

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7-12 years

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What age range does the Formal Operational stage take place from?

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12 years and above

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What is the main state of infants in the Sensorimotor stage?

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Solipsism - where they do not distinguish between themselves and the surroundings

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In the Sensorimotor stage what is cognition primarily based on?

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physical interactions with the world

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What is the main progression in the Preoperational stage?

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Symbolic thinking is used, e.g language and pretend play

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What is the main drawback in the Preoperational stage?

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Egocentrism - prevents the child seeing things from somebody else’s POV

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What does a child lack in the Preoperational stage?

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Lack of conservation

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What is a lack of conservation?

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Failure to understand that changing an object’s appearance does not change its basic attributes or properties

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What is centration?

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focuses on only one aspect of the situation

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What is the purpose of mental schemes?

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guides action or allows us to work through a problem in a principled way

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What is meant by object permanence?

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Understanding that objects continue to exist when no longer detectable through the senses.

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What are the mechanisms of cognitive development?

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Equilibration - motivational process that compels us to strive for logical consistency.

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What is meant by assimilation in the equilibration process?

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Applying existing schemes to new experiences

17
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What is meant by accommodation in the equilibration process?

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Modifying existing schemes to incorporate or adapt to new experiences

18
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What is meant by operational intelligence?

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Process of solving a problem by working through logical principles.

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What is operational intelligence needed for?

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Needed to progress past egocentrism

20
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What is the meaning of decenter?

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Broaden attention of various facets of a problem

21
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What is a key part of the Concrete Operations Stage?

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Being able to use logical operations, so long as the problem is real or concrete.