4.1
according to Piaget, a mental structure that organizes information and regulates behavior.
scheme
mental and neural structures that are built in and that allow the mind to operate
mental "programs" that are the basis for performing particular tasks
(2 answers)
Mental Hardware & Mental Software
mutual, shared understanding among participants in an activity. (Vygotsky)
intersubjectivity
early vowel-like sounds that babies produce / speech-like sounds that consists of vowel—consonant combinations; common at about 6 months.
Cooing & Babbling
according to Piaget, taking in information that is compatible with what one already knows / according to Piaget, changing existing knowledge based on new knowledge (2 answers)
Assimilation & Accommodation
a form of learning that involves pairing a neutral stimulus and a response originally produced by another stimulus
Classical Conditioning
children's involvement in structured activities with others who are more skilled, typically producing cognitive growth.
guided participants
when children define words more narrowly than adults do.
when children define words more narrowly than adults do.
underextension/overextension
first of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development, which lasts from birth to approximately 2 years
sensorimotor period
counting principle that states that there must be one and only one number name for each object counted.
One-to-one Principle
difference between what children can do with assistance and what they can do alone.
ability to remember speech sounds briefly; an important skill in acquiring vocabulary.
phonological memory
children's belief that living things and parts of living things exits for a purpose.
Teleological Explanation
memories of the significant events and experiences of one's own life.
autobiographical memory
a style in which teachers gauge the amount of assistance they offer to match the learner's needs.
scaffolding
grammatical usage that results from applying rules to words that are exceptions to the rule.
overregularization
difficulty in seeing the world from another's point of view; typical of children in the preoperational period.
egocentrism
counting principle that the last number name denotes the number of objects being counted.
Cardinality principle
a child's comments that are not intended for others but are designed instead to help regulate the child's own behavior
private speech
speech used by young children that contains only the worlds necessary to convey a message.
telegraphic speech