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Developmental Psychology ch 4-6 ch 5
Developmental Psychology Chapter 5
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2014

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Schemes
Definition
In Piaget's theory, actions or mental representation that organize knowledge.
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Assimilation
Definition
Piagetian concept of using existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences
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Accommodation
Definition
Piagetian concept of adjusting schemes to fit new information and experiences.
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Organization
Definition
Piaget's concept of grouping isolated behaviors and thoughts into a higher-order, more smoothly funtioning cognitive system.
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Object Permanence
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The Piagetian term for understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they cannot directly be seen, heard, or touched
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Core Knowledge Approach
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States that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems
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Attention
Definition
The focusing of mental resources on select information
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Orienting/Investigative Process
Definition
This process involves directing attention to potentially important locations in the environment (that is, where) and recognizing objects and their features (such as color and form.... which is what)
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Sustained Attention
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Focused Attention
Definition
Allows infants to learn about and remember characteristics of a stimulus as it becomes familiar
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Memory
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A central feature of cognitive development, pertaining to all situations in which an individual retains information over time
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Implicit Memory
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Memory without conscious recollection; involves skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed
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Explicit Memory
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Memory of facts and experiences that indiviuals consciously know and can state
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Language
Definition
A form of communication, whether spoken, written, or signed, that is based on a system of symbols. This consists of the words used by a community and the rules for varying and combining them.
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Phonology
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The sound system of the language, including the sounds that are used and how they may be combined
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Syntax
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The ways words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.
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Semantics
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The meaning of words and sentences
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Receptive Vocabulary
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Words that children understand
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Spoken Vocabulary
Definition
Words that children use
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Telegraphic Speech
Definition
The use of short and precise words without grammatical markers such as articles, auxiliary verbs, and other connectives
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Broca's Area
Definition
An area in the brain's left frontal lobe that is involved in speech production
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