The cake swims in the lake is an example of this being wrong.
What is semantics?
100
This concept explains why crossword puzzles are great for older adults.
What is use it or lose it?
100
This person created different intelligence tests based on ages.
Who was Weschler?
100
When Bobby calls a cat a dog because it's his first time seeing a cat, Piaget would say he is using this technique.
What is assimilation?
100
Amanda asks her grandma over the phone how she likes her new shirt, not realizing that her grandma can't see it. Amanda is showing signs of this.
What is egocentrism?
200
Knowing not to use big words with kids is an example of this.
What is pragmatics?
200
Knowing who the president was in 1961 would be an example of this type of explicit memory.
What is semantic?
200
This person created the idea of multiple intelligence, specifically nine types.
Who was Gardner?
200
Alice is worried that her doll will be cold at night because she was left in the car. Alice is showing signs of this.
What is animism?
200
When you stop paying attention to something because you've seen it before, you are showing signs of this.
What is habituation?
300
Suzy calls everything she drinks out of a mug. She is making this error in language.
What is overextension?
300
This theory of memory and attention says that we encoding, store, and retrieve information.
What is information processing?
300
Horn says that this type of intelligence continues to increase through the lifespan.
What is crystallized?
300
Hiding a toy behind your back is a great way to get a 3 month old to stop wanting it. That is because at 3 months, a child still hasn't developed this.
What is object permanence?
300
The fact that you remember your second and third decade of life the best is due to this phenomenon.
What is the reminiscence bump?
400
Ms. Williams teaches her students to sound out words instead of just memorizing what they look like. She is using this approach to reading.
What is the phonics approach?
400
This theory says that it is easier to remember things that fit with our assumptions.
What is schema theory?
400
Gesell created the developmental quotient to help determine which infants were eligible for this.
What is adoption?
400
Thomas, 13, knows that everyone at school is talking about how he tripped before class. How can they not be, right? He is definitely showing signs of this.
What is an imaginary audience?
400
The chronological age typical for a given level of performance is called this.
What is mental age?
500
Vygotsky says that when little kids talk out loud to themselves they are using this form of speech.
What is private speech?
500
This is the age at which children should pass a false belief task.
What is 5?
500
Jill is worried about her math tests because she knows that some people think girls aren't good at math and she doesn't want to prove them right. Her fear is connected to this.
What is stereotype threat?
500
Vygotsky would say that this is the category for stuff you can do with help.
What is the zone of proximal development?
500
If a grizzly is a type of bear and a bear is a type of animal than a grizzly is a type of animal. This type of reasoning, present in the concrete operation stage, is an example of this.