Chapter6: Cognitive Development
Psychology 100 01 with Kirsh at State University of New York - Geneseo
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World of Psychology, The (7th Edition) (MyPsychLab Series)
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Scheme
an organized pattern of sensorimotor functioning
Assimilation
process in which people understand an experience in terms of their current stage of cognitive development and way of thinking
Accommodation
changes in existing ways of thinking that occur in response to encounters with new stimuli or events
Sensorimotor stage
Piaget's initial major stage of cognitive development, which can be broken into 6 substages
Goal-directed behavior
behavior in which several schemes are combined and coordinated to generate a single act to solve a problem
Object permanence
realization that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen
Mental representation
an internal image of a past event or object
Deferred imitation
an act in which a person who is no longer present is imitated by children
Information-processing approaches
the model that seeks to identify the way that individuals take in, use, and store information
Memory
the process by which information is initially recorded , stored, and retrieved
Infantile amnesia
the lack of memory for experiences that occurred prior to 3 years of age
Developmental Quotient
an overall developmental score that relates to performance in the four domains: motor skills, language use, adaptive behavior, and personal-social behavior
Bayley Scales of Infant Development
a measure that evaluate an infant's development from 2 to 42 months
Language
the systematic meaningful arrangement of symbols, which provides the basis for communication
Babbling
making speechlike but meaningless sounds
Holophrases
one-word utterances that stand for a whole phrase, whose meaning depends on the particular context in which they are used
Telegraphic Speech
speech in which words not critical to the message are left out
Underextension
the overly restrictive use of words, common among children just mastering spoken language
Overextension
the overly broad use of words, overgeneralizing their meaning
Referential style
a style of language use in which language is used primarily to label objects
Expressive Style
a style of language where is used primarily to express feelings and needs about oneself and others
Learning Theory Approach
the theory that language acquisition follows the basic laws of reinforcement and conditioning
Nativist approach
theory that a genetically determined, innate mechanism directs language development
Universal grammar
theory that the world's languages share a similar underlying structure
Language-acquisition device
a neural system of the brain hypothesized to permit understanding of language
Infant-directed speech
a type pf speech directed toward infants, characterized by short, simple sentences
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By: Karina Morales
Textbook: World of Psychology, The (7th Edition) (MyPsychLab Series)
Created: 2010-11-05
Size: 26 flashcards
Views: 27
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