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Piagets theory
Question | Answer |
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conflict/disequilibrium | An imbalance between existing schemas and new experiments promotes development |
sensorimotor (birth to 2yrs) | experiencing the world through senses and actions |
zone of proximal development | difference between what a child can do independently and what the child can do with assistance from adults or more advanced peers |
preopertational (2 to 7yrs) | representing things with words and images but lack logical reasoning |
concrete operations (7 to 11yrs) | starts thinking logically about concrete events |
formal operations (11 to adult) | abstract reasoning, logic, hypothetical thinking |
myelination | addition of fatty sheath around axons of neurons increases processing speed and efficiency |
neutral interconnectedness | more connections mean more advanced processing |
social development | child's relationship with parent/caregiver is important |
ainsworth: strange situation experiment-> 4 patterns of attachment | secure attachment (65-70%) avoid attachment (15-25%) resistant (ambivalent) attachment (10-15%) disorganized attachment (5-10%) |
cognitive development | piaget piagets stage model: childrens thinking changes qualitatively with age |
piaget's concept | schemas mental structures that helop us organize information or actions in mind |
assimilation (change schema) | using existing schemas to interpret and respond to new information |
accommodation (change schema) | changing schemas to interpret and respond to new information |
balance/equilibrium | balance between what we know and what we encounter in the outside world |