Human Development

Constructivism

children actively construct new understandings of the world based on their experiences
Schema

A mental idea or concept that helps us understand info
Organization

combining existing schemes into new, more complex schemas
Adaptation

adjusting schemes based on demands from environment
Assimilation

apply an existing schema to a new environment
Accomodation

changing your schema or creating a new one because of new info in the environment
Sensorimotor
Birth - 2 years
(Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development)
- aquire knowledge through senses and motor abilities
- object permanance- understanding that objects continue to exist even when you can't see them
Preoperational
2 - 7 years
(Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development)
- able to pretend, develop language and problem solving
- symbolic thinking- children can use symbols
Concrete Operations
7 - 11 or 12 years
(Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development)
- abilities improve
- not able to understand abstract ideas
Formal Operations
11 or 12 years - adult
(Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development)
- able to understand abstract ideas
- imaginary audience- belief that others notice all the same things and have the same thoughts as you do
- personal fable- belief that your thoughts and feelings are unique

Author

khostetler11

181823

Card Set

Human Development

Description

Psych Exam 3

Updated

2012-11-05T17:54:32Z

Show Answers