The Growth of Knowledge: Crash Course Psychology #18

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Who is considered a developmental psychologist extraordinaire for starting the conversation on cognitive development?

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Jean Piaget

Front

What is the term used to describe the mental frameworks that help us interpret information?

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Schemas

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During which stage do children begin to think logically about concrete events?

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Concrete operational stage

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What concept did Piaget introduce to explain how children adjust their schemas to incorporate new experiences?

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Accommodation

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At what age does Piaget's 'sensorimotor stage' begin?

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At birth

Front

Which psychologist emphasized the role of social environments and parental instruction in early development?

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Lev Vygotsky

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What is the inability of young children in the preoperational stage to see things from another person's perspective called?

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Egocentrism

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Which stage is characterized by the development of object permanence? Options: Formal operational stage, Sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage, Concrete operational stage

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Sensorimotor stage

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What ability do children start to develop during the 'concrete operational stage'? Options: Egocentrism, Theory of mind, Object permanence, Decentration

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Decentration

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What is the main focus of developmental psychology?

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The study of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes throughout life