Question | Answer |
REFLEXES | An inherent response to stimuli. |
ASSIMILATION | Incorporating new experiences in to our ideas. |
ACCOMMODATION | Adapting existing schema's to accommodate new information. |
SCHEMA | Pattern of thoughts or behaviour that organises categories of information to make sense of the world around you. |
EQUILIBRIUM | When your schema matches the information from the world around you. |
DISEQUILIBRIUM | Mismatch of information between schema's and the real world, can be very unsatisfying. |
DISEMBEDDED THINKING | Confusion when asked to perform an unfamiliar or unrealistic task. |
AUTOMATISATION | Performing an action so often so often that you eventually need little or no conscious effort. |
METACOGNITION | Thinking about thinking, being able to control your own thoughts. |
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE (0 - 2 years) | OBJECT PERMANENCE Knowing an object exists even though it cant be seen. |
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE (2-7 years) | EGOCENTRIC THOUGHTS Thinking about things symbolically and creating their own views about things. |
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE (7-11 years) | LOGICAL / OPERATIONAL THINKING Working things out internally without having to explore the outside world. |
FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE (11+ years) | Being able to understand abstract concepts and notions. |
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