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Child Psychology
Chapter 9
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/05/2015

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Term
Piaget's ___________ period is age 2-6.
Definition
Preoperational
Term
What are the 5 Cognitive limitations of preschooler's thought?
Definition
-Centration
-Difficulty distinguishing appearance from reality.
-Difficulty using memory strategies.
- Egocentrism
- Difficulty paying attention.
Term
Centration
Definition
Only able to consider one piece of information.

EXAMPLE: The same amount of water in two different containers is viewed by Preoperational age children as two different amounts of water.
Term
Egocentrism
Definition
Unable to take the perspective of another.

EXAMPLE: Child puts fingers in his ears and asks "Can you hear me?" Also, Preoperational children think they caused divorce/death.
Term
True or False:

Children develop the idea of Causation during preschool.
Definition
False

This process happens gradually from preschool to middle childhood.
Term
4 Levels of Causation
Definition
1) Preschool- Appearances all that matter. Egocentrism plays a factor.

2) A big power (God) makes things happen.

3) Have a natural explanation, but the wrong one.

4) Middle Childhood- adult explanation, almost right.
Term
True or False:

Preschoolers do not understand simple and familiar processes.
Definition
False
Term
Conservation
Definition
The idea that the amount of something stays the same despite changes in form, shape, or appearance.
Term
Conservation can be:
Definition
- Liquid (develops first)
- number
- mass
- length
- weight
Term
3 Stages of Conservation
Definition
1) age 3-4 - mislead by appearance vs reality (centration)

2) age 5-6 - uncertain; a transitional period

3) age 7+ - they've got it! Go conservation!
Term
Which part of the brain is Sensory Memory stored?
Definition
Thalamus
Term
Long Term Memory is stored in the _________ .
Definition
Temporal lobes
Term
Working Memory (Short Term Memory) is stored in the__________.
Definition
Hippocampus
Term
True or False:

Children in Piaget's Preoperational Stage use Memory Strategies consistently and in many ways.
Definition
False:

They stare at something, or put their hand on it.
Term
Witness testimony in early childhood needs strict rules. Name 2.
Definition
1) Ask specific, concrete questions.

2) Videotape it so you only have to ask the child once.
Term
True or False:

One suggestive, leading question is enough to influence child witnesses to agree with you.
Definition
False:

Persistently asking suggestive questions will make them change their mind to agree.
Term
Episodic Memory
Definition
Memory of a specific event on a specific day.
Term
Procedural Memory
Definition
Memory of how to do something like ride a bike.
Term
Scripts
Definition
Generalized memories about how things usually go. Helps children in early childhood predict what will happen.
EXAMPLE: This is what a birthday party is like- cake, presents, balloons.
Term
Theory of Mind
(Metacognition)
Definition
Understanding that others have minds, thoughts, beliefs, and desires. A move away from egocentrism.
Term
Children develop Theory of Mind at age ____ .
Definition
4, and they can pass a "false belief" task
Term
True of False:

Children with autism have difficulty with developing theory of mind.
Definition
True

EXAMPLE: They do not use pronouns.
Term
During the Preoperational period, kids make believe play detaches from real-life conditions, becomes less _________ and more _________ in sociodramatic play like storytelling.
Definition
self-centered complex
Term
True of False:

Children who engage in less sociodramatic play are more socially competent with peers and more academically competent.
Definition
False:

More Sociodramatic play leads to this.
Term
70-90% of kids questions in early childhood are _________ seeking.
Definition
Information

Answering these questions help young children learn and understand their world.
Term
True or False:

Young children ask more than 1 question a minute on average.
Definition
True
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