Vocabulary
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What is Zygote
Occurring during the first 2 years of life, this stage is when we realize our surroundings.
What is Sensorimotor Stage
The second stage in Piaget´s theory, In this stage it focuses on the ¨Before¨ operational stage of our lives.
What is Preoperational Stage
In this stage the child will try to make sense of more logical concepts and not abstract concepts.
What is Concrete Operational Stage
Occurs at age twelve, It contains many stages; Hypothetical Deductive Reasoning, Abstract Thought, Scientific Reasoning, and Metacognition. This final stage is what leads humans to what they are today.
What is Formal Operational Stage
Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior.
What is Maturation
When the child may start doing things intentionally, simple because it makes them feel good.
What are Primary Circular Reactions?
the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation at one time
What is Centration?
The idea that once something is done, it cannot be reversed.
awareness and understanding of one's own thought processe
What is Metacognition?
Concepts or mental frameworks that people use to organize and interpret information.
What is Schemas
Occur during the first two months of life. These tend to be subconscious reactions to certain stimuli that an infant is simply born with.
What are Reflex Acts?
A child goes through a self-centered era, this era is appropriately named...
What is Egocentrism?
The child should now be able to empathize with others and consider the world from others point of view.
What is Decentration?
the idea that a human at this stage may begin to think more abstractly, logically, systematically, and reflectively, in comparison to the earlier stages
What is Abstract Thought?
Interpreting a new experience within the context of existing schemas.
What is Assimilation
the sub-stage where a child may take their environment into consideration.
What are Tertiary Circular Reactions
This is when the child thinks that everything has a purpose.
the understanding that numbers or objects can be changed or manipulated and then returned back to their original state.
What is Reversibility?
the thought process that allows someone to approach problems with a more organized perspective.
What is Scientific Thinking?
The principle (which Piaget believe to be a part of concrete operational reasoning) that properties such as mass, volume and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects.
What is Conservation
Occurs within 8-12 months of a child's life. This is when the child begins to use their knowledge to help achieve goals
What is Coordinating Secondary Schemes?
This is when the child forms an understanding that only plants and animals are alive
The child may be able to sort things based on their color, size, or shape.
What is Classification?
At this stage the preteen can solve mathematical problems, form hypothesis, they consider ¨What If´ scenarios
What is Hypothetical Deductive Reasoning?