Define Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Terms Flashcards

Ages 2-7; second stage; begin to represent world with words, images, and drawings

Allow children to do mentally what they could only do physically

Ages 2-4; first substage; gains ability to mentally represent an object that is not present

Inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective

Belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and capable of action

Ages 4-7; second substage; use primitive reasoning and want to know the answers to all questions

Centering attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others

Lack awareness that altering an object or substance's appearance does not change is basic properties

Emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction

Vygotsky's term for the range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to master alone but can be learned with the guidance and assistance of adults or more-skilled children

Refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and those of others

Representation of self, the substance and content of self-conceptions

Sense of being male or female by age 3

Sets of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act, and feel

Theory that states gender differences result from the contrasting roles of women and men