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Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

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Kalyn Alexander

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are schemes according to Piaget?

Back

Psychological structures that organize experiences into mental categories of related events, objects, and knowledge.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is assimilation in Piaget's theory?

Back

The process where experiences are readily incorporated into existing schemes.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is accommodation in Piaget's theory?

Back

The process where schemes have to be modified to incorporate new experiences.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is equilibration in Piaget's theory?

Back

The process of reestablishing balance when assimilation and accommodation are used to resolve disequilibrium.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget?

Back

Sensorimotor period, preoperational period, concrete operational period, and formal operational period.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What characterizes the sensorimotor stage?

Back

Schemes developed through changes in perceptual and motor skills.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is object permanence?

Back

The understanding that objects exist independently of one's self, actions, and thoughts toward them.

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