PSYCH CHAPTER 6 (Book)

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Piaget’s Constructivist Theory
A theory that describes how children construct knowledge through active exploration and interaction with their environment.
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Cognitive Development Stages
Four stages outlined by Piaget where children develop increasingly complex cognitive schemes.
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Active Exploration
The process by which children learn by interacting with their environment rather than passively receiving information.
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Assimilation
The process of integrating new experiences into existing cognitive structures.
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Accommodation
The process of adjusting cognitive structures to incorporate new experiences.
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Zone of Proximal Development
The difference between what a child can do independently and what they can achieve with guidance.
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Private Speech
A form of verbal communication where children talk to themselves to guide their own actions.
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Neuroconstructivism
An approach that connects cognitive skill development to changes in neural structures due to experience.
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Object Permanence
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not in sight.
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Symbolic Capacity
The ability to use one thing to represent something else, forming the basis for language and pretend play.
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Egocentrism
The inability to see the world from a perspective other than one's own, common in preoperational children.
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Concrete-Operational Stage
The stage where children can think logically about concrete events and perform operations like conservation.
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Formal-Operational Thought
The final stage of cognitive development characterized by abstract reasoning and hypothetical problem-solving.
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Imaginary Audience
A form of adolescent egocentrism where individuals believe that they are the center of everyone else's attention.
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Relativistic Thinking
Understanding that knowledge and truth can vary based on different perspectives and contexts.
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Dialectical Thinking
The ability to detect and reconcile contradictions in ideas.
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Limited Education
A factor that may negatively impact cognitive performance in older adults, rather than simply age-related decline.
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