Define Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Terms Flashcards

Chapters 5-8 terms

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Preoperational stage
Ages 2-7; second stage; begin to represent world with words, images, and drawings
Operations
Allow children to do mentally what they could only do physically
Symbolic function substage
Ages 2-4; first substage; gains ability to mentally represent an object that is not present
Egocentrism
Inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective
Animism
Belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and capable of action
Intuitive thought substage
Ages 4-7; second substage; use primitive reasoning and want to know the answers to all questions
Centration
Centering attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others
Conservation
Lack awareness that altering an object or substance's appearance does not change is basic properties
Social constructivist approach
Emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction
Zone of proximal development
Vygotsky's term for the range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to master alone but can be learned with the guidance and assistance of adults or more-skilled children
Theory of mind
Refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and those of others
Self-understanding
Representation of self, the substance and content of self-conceptions
Gender identity
Sense of being male or female by age 3
Gender roles
Sets of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act, and feel
Social role theory
Theory that states gender differences result from the contrasting roles of women and men