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Flashcards by Annie Ostapenko-Denton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Annie Ostapenko-Denton
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Piaget | Piaget published his first paper at age 10 & achieved his PhD at 21. At first, he studied mollusks and was interested in biological science. He kept a focus on biology throughout his career |
| CONSTRUCTIVISM | CONSTRUCTIVISM Learning is an active process of construction rather than a passive assimilation of information or rote memorization |
| Disequilibrium | The state of not understanding. We want to understand - and so, we learn. When the world fits into our understand = equilibrium. |
| Genetic Epistemology | Genetic: Biological drive to learn Epistemology: philosophy of knowing & knowledge Genetic Epistemology: Our biological drive to know and to learn! |
| Schema | Start with reflexes - allow us to explore our surroundings and discover the world |
| Assimilation | A process by which we match external reality to an existing schema. (adding something TO a schema) |
| Accommodation | When our external reality doesn't fit our understanding - we have to make a new schema. This "reorganization" is accommodation |
| Adaptation | Both assimilation and accommodation are adaptation - changing what we know to fit the world. We could also call it learning! |
| Sensori-Motor Stage | 0 - 18 months Basic reflexes Senses & motor skills. Key Issue: Object Permanence |
| Object Permanence | The understanding that an object (thing or person) exists even when you can't see them! |
| Pre-operational Stage | 18 months - 7 years Language acquisition Manipulation of meaning Pre-logical Key Issue: Egocentricsm |
| Egocentrism | The inability to perceive the world from any perspective other than your own |
| Concrete Operational Stage | 7 - 12 years Develops logical thought Key Issue: Perceptual Understanding |
| Formal Operational Stage | 12 years + Can work consistently and logically Can problem solve and understand abstraction Reflective Key Issue: Higher Order Thinking |
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