Cognitive Development

Activity

the ability to act on your environment and develop because of it

Social transmission

development by being in the presence of others

Organzization

ongoing process of arranging information and experiences into mental systems or categories (schemas)

Adaptation

adapting to new information, updating a schema, or making a new one

Assimilation

adding new information to an existing schema

Accomodation

modify or changing an existing schema in order to adapt to new information

Equilibrium

the drive to interpret new information

Operational

any action that can be carried out mentally without the presence of an object or stimulus in front of them

Syncretic thought transition (2-4 years)

thought is based purely on what is received and experienced

Symbolic thought (2-4 years)

how individuals are able to respond to, reason through, or develop from aspects that are in their mind but not directly in front of them

Semiotic functioning (2-4 years)

using signs, symbols, gestures, and communication to better understand objects, peoples, and encounters we experience in our environmen

Egocentrism (4-7 years)

the tendency for young children to believe everyone thinks the same way as them

Centration (4-7 years)

the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others

Identity (7-11 years)

how many different ways can you characterize the properties of an object

Compensation (7-11 years)

if we change one aspect it can be offset by another property

Reversibility (7-11 years)

actions can be undone

Seriation (7-11 years)

being able to sort objects based on different classifications

Transitivity (7-11 years)

using logic to solve a problem even if you can’t see it

Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning (11-adult)

we can generate ideas in our mind and solve them

Sensorimotor substage 1 (birth-2months)

reflex schemas

Sensorimotor substage 2 (2-4months)

primary circular reactions (babies moving their arms)

Sensorimotor substage 3 (4-8months)

secondary circular reactions (babies shaking a rattle)

Sensorimotor substage 4 (8-12months)

coordination of secondary circular reactions

Sensorimotor substage 5 (12-18months)

period of experimentation/trial and error (what if?")

Sensorimotor substage 6 (18-24months)

internalization of knowledge (we understand the things and people we interact with)