Human Development

Cognitive Development

Unit 3: Human Development

Fast Facts

• Cognition is the ability to understand, reason, and other thought processes.

• Researchers have found that humans begin learning at birth.

• IQ tests were developed back in 1905 as a way to measure a person's cognitive ability.

• However, the most often accepted theory is that of Jean Piaget.

• Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development was first published in 1952.

Words to Know:

• Autonomy: independence to make decisions

• Conservation: the ability to understand that shape doesn't change the amount

• Executive strategies: skills needed to solve problems, set goals, and evaluate solutions

• Metacognition: the ability to think about thinking

• Seriation: ability to place objects in order by characteristic, like small to large

• Transitivity: ability to understand that the relationship between two things can extend to a third.

Multiple Choice

Who is credited with the Theory of Cognitive Development?

• Betsy DeVos

• Abraham Maslow

• Jean Piaget

• Dr. Carey Wright

Multiple Choice

Which stage are you in at this point in your development?

• sensorimotor

• pre operational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Multiple Choice

Which age group is typically in the sensorimotor stage?

• 0-2

• 2-6

• 7-11

• 12-18

Multiple Select

What is the difference in concrete and abstract ideas? SELECT ALL that apply.

• Concrete is something difficult to understand like extended math problems.

• Concrete is something that can be proven through the senses.

• Abstract is something obsolete and no longer relevant.

• Abstract could mean different things to different people, like loyalty or friendship.