PSYCH 206/Unit 2/Ch.5 Flashcards
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Telegraphic Speech
Speech that is only essential to get words across.
Scheme
Pattern of physical/mental action.
Sensorimotor Thought
Input and physical motor actions.
Reflective Abstraction
Process of noticing and thinking of information and experiences.
Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory
Theory about the nature and development of human intelligence
Preferential-looking technique(Infants)
How infants look longer at patterns.
Perception
Organizing,coordinating,sensory info.
Organization
Separate items into high-order complex.
Object Permanence
Objects, events, and people continue to exist when they are not connected to sensory input or motor action.
Nativist Theory
Language device in brain.
Language Acquisition Device(LAD)
Brain mechanism that specializes processing language.
Words
Communication in time and space.
Learning Theory
Behavior that children learn though operant conditioning, imitation, and modeling.
Intermodal Perception
Integrates info across sensory modes.
Habituation
Reduce response to stimuli.
Habituation-dishabituation technique
Tests infant perception.
Holophrases
Single words to express idea or sentence.
Equilibration
Dynamic process that moves between cognitive disequilibrium and equilibrium.
Dishabituation
Familiar stimuli is replaced by another.
Constructionist View
Use words and what they know to understand new experiences.
Adaptation
Change environment to understand something.
Assimilation
Process of bringing new info into existing schemes.
Accomodation
Modifies old schemes and creates new schemes for information.