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NSU Psych 101
NSU Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| development | The pattern of continuity and change in hhuman capabilities tha occurs throughout the course of life |
| schema | A concept or framework that already exists at a given moment in a person's mind and that organizes information and provides a structure for interpreting it. |
| assimilation | An individual's incorporation of new information into existing knowledge. |
| accommodation | An individuals's adjustment of a schema to new information |
| sensorimotor stage | The first Piagetian stage of cognitive development, in which infants construct an understanding of the world by coordinating sensory experiences with motor actions. |
| preoperational stage | The second stage of Piagetian theory in which thought becomes more symbolic than in the sensorimotor stage but the child cannot yet perform operations. |
| concrete operational stage | The third Piagetian stage of cognitive development, in which thought becomes operational and intuitive reasoning is replaced by logical reasoning in concrete situations. |
| formal operational stage | The fourth and final Piagetian stage of cognitive development, in which thinking becomes more abstract idealistic and logical. |
| authoritarian parenting | A restrictive, punitive parenting style in which the parent exhorts the child to follow the parent's directions and to value hard work and effort. |
| authoritative parenting | A parenting style that encourages children's independence but still places limits and control on their behavior; it includes extensive verbal give and take, and warm and nurturing interactions with the child |
| neglectful parenting | A parenting style in which parents are uninvolved in their child's life |
| indulgent parenting | A parenting style in which parents are involved with their children but place few limits on them |