Flashcards on Vocabularies of Cognitive Development: Piaget

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What is the term for the first stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Sensorimotor stage

At what age does the preoperational stage of cognitive development typically occur?

Between 2 and 7 years old

What is the term for the ability to understand that objects retain their properties even if they are physically transformed?

Conservation

What is the term for the understanding that others may have different beliefs, knowledge, or perspectives?

Theory of Mind

What is the term for the mental frameworks or concepts that help organize and interpret information?

Schemas

At what age does the formal operational stage of cognitive development typically begin?

Around 11 years old

What is the term for the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation, neglecting other relevant aspects?

Centration

What is the term for the ability to mentally work with and manipulate information?

Cognitive operations

What is the term for the process through which new experiences are interpreted and incorporated into existing schemas?

Assimilation

What is the term for the process of modifying existing schemas or creating new ones to account for new experiences?

Accommodation

Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by the ability to think logically and systematically?

Formal operational stage

What is the term for the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible or perceived?

Object permanence

Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by egocentrism and the emergence of symbolic play?

Preoperational stage

What is the term for the cognitive ability to mentally reverse or undo an action?

Reversibility

What is the term for the process of using logical rules and systematic thinking to solve problems?

Operational thinking

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What is the term for the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation, neglecting other relevant aspects?



Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by egocentrism and the emergence of symbolic play?



What is the term for the process through which new experiences are interpreted and incorporated into existing schemas?



At what age does the formal operational stage of cognitive development typically begin?



What is the term for the ability to understand that objects retain their properties even if they are physically transformed?



Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by the ability to think logically and systematically?



What is the term for the ability to mentally work with and manipulate information?



What is the term for the understanding that others may have different beliefs, knowledge, or perspectives?



What is the term for the process of modifying existing schemas or creating new ones to account for new experiences?



What is the term for the cognitive ability to mentally reverse or undo an action?



What is the term for the process of using logical rules and systematic thinking to solve problems?




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