Flashcards
Development of Cognition
Cards in this deck (13)
- 1REFLEXESAn inherent response to stimuli.
- 2ASSIMILATIONIncorporating new experiences in to our ideas.
- 3ACCOMMODATIONAdapting existing schema's to accommodate new information.
- 4SCHEMAPattern of thoughts or behaviour that organises categories of information to make sense of the world around you.
- 5EQUILIBRIUMWhen your schema matches the information from the world around you.
- 6DISEQUILIBRIUMMismatch of information between schema's and the real world, can be very unsatisfying.
- 7DISEMBEDDED THINKINGConfusion when asked to perform an unfamiliar or unrealistic task.
- 8AUTOMATISATIONPerforming an action so often so often that you eventually need little or no conscious effort.
- 9METACOGNITIONThinking about thinking, being able to control your own thoughts.
- 10SENSORIMOTOR STAGE (0 - 2 years)OBJECT PERMANENCE
Knowing an object exists even though it cant be seen. - 11PREOPERATIONAL STAGE (2-7 years)EGOCENTRIC THOUGHTS
Thinking about things symbolically and creating their own views about things. - 12CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE (7-11 years)LOGICAL / OPERATIONAL THINKING
Working things out internally without having to explore the outside world. - 13FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE (11+ years)Being able to understand abstract concepts and notions.