Cognitive Development
Language Development
Motivation
Learning Theories
Key Terms
100

This psychologist is known for his theory of cognitive development.

Who is Jean Piaget?

100

This is the first stage of language development, where infants produce repetitive consonant-vowel sounds.

What is babbling?

100

This type of motivation comes from within the individual.

What is intrinsic motivation?

100

This theory emphasizes learning through reinforcement and punishment.

What is behaviorism?

100

This term refers to the ability to manage one's emotions and understand others' emotions

What is emotional intelligence?

200

The ability to understand that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen is known as what?

The ability to understand that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen is known as what?

200

At around this age, children typically begin to use single words to convey meaning.

What is 12 months?

200

The theory that focuses on fulfilling basic psychological needs is known as what?

What is Self-Determination Theory?

200

This approach to learning posits that knowledge is constructed through social interaction and experience.

What is constructivism?

200

This term describes the process of adjusting teaching methods to meet individual learners' needs.

What is differentiated instruction?

300

In which stage do children begin to use logical thought about concrete objects?

What is the concrete operational stage?

300

This stage of language development is characterized by the use of simple two-word phrases.

What is the two-word stage?

300

This type of motivation is driven by external rewards or recognition.

What is extrinsic motivation?

300

This psychologist is associated with social learning theory and the concept of observational learning.

Who is Albert Bandura?

300

he belief that intelligence is fixed and cannot be changed is known as what?

What is a fixed mindset?

400

The process of modifying existing schemas based on new experiences is called what?

What is accommodation?

400

This term refers to the rules governing the structure of sentences.

What is syntax?

400

Teachers can increase student motivation by connecting lessons to their personal interests; this is known as what?

What is relevance?

400

This concept in behaviorism involves increasing a behavior by providing a reward.

What is positive reinforcement?

400

This educational approach focuses on the experiences and interests of the learner.

What is learner-centered education?

500

In this stage, children think symbolically but lack logical reasoning.

What is the preoperational stage?

500

This linguistic phenomenon occurs when a child applies regular grammatical rules to irregular verbs.

What is overregularization?

500

This concept describes the belief that intelligence and abilities can be developed over time.

What is a growth mindset?

500

This theory suggests that learners develop a mental representation of the world through their experiences.

What is cognitive development?

500

This term refers to the mental process of taking in and processing information.

What is cognition?

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