CHAPTER 10.6: Cognitive Development

Question 1

via what 2 methods did john piaget think knowledge was accumulated?

Answer 1

assimilation and accomodation

Question 2

what is knowledge accumulation via assimilation? give an example.

Answer 2

when new information is added to an existing schema.

ex. when learning what a horse is, the features of hooves, a mane, long face, etc. are all added to one existing schema

Question 3

what is knowledge accumulation via accommodation? give an example.

Answer 3

when new information creates a new schema!

ex. when a child first sees a zebra, they might think its a horse! but through feedback they learn to recognize if a horse looking thing is small and has black and white stripes, its not actually a horse but rather a zebra!

Question 4

cognition develops through ___ distinct stages

Answer 4

4

Question 5

describe the sensorimotor stage of cognition development.

Answer 5

learning about the environment between sensory experiences and actions performed on objects.

Question 6

what is the major milestone indicating moving out of the sensorimotor stage?

Answer 6

object permanence

Question 7

what are A not B errors? they struggle with them until the end of what stage

Answer 7

if in one trial you hide a toy under a blanket and let a child look for it and then in the next trial you hide it again but then pull it out in full view of the child, and then put it under a different blanket, they will still incorrectly look under the first one.

struggle with these errors until the end of sensorimotor stage