Abraham Maslow
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of needs? (HINT: Looking for a definition)
A theory that explains how humans are motivated.
According to Vygotsky, is learning more of a social or independent task?
Social
What is the big idea behind Piaget's theory?
Children actively construct knowledge as they explore and interact with their environment. Development occurs in stages.
There major law was passed in the 20th century that changed how children were viewed?
Child Labor Laws
Name all 5 levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Physiological Needs, Security/Safety Needs, Love & Belonging, Self-Esteem, and Self-Actualization
What was Lev Vygotsky's main theory? (Hint: ZPD)
Zone of Proximal Development
Piaget has four stages. Name the first two.
1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
What is Preformationism?
Children are seen as little adults.
Give one example for each level of hierarchy. (HINT - Level is Physiological Needs, an example would be food.)
Safety: Security, Safe Neighborhood, etc
Belongingness: Friendship, Love, etc
Self-Esteem: Self-confidence, feeling of accomplishment, etc
Self-Actualization: Achieving your best self
Define Scaffolding.
Temporary support provided by a more knowledgeable other (e.g., teacher, peer) to help a child progress.
We learned about egocentrism and object permanence. Explain one of them.
Object Permeance: The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they can't be seen, heard, or touched
Egocentrism: The tendency to be overly concerned with oneself and one's own needs, at the expense of others
What is Tabula Rasa?
The belief that the human mind, at birth, is viewed as having no innate ideas.