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| Piaget's ___________ period is age 2-6. |
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| What are the 5 Cognitive limitations of preschooler's thought? |
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-Centration
-Difficulty distinguishing appearance from reality.
-Difficulty using memory strategies.
- Egocentrism
- Difficulty paying attention. |
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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. |
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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. |
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True or False:
Children develop the idea of Causation during preschool. |
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False
This process happens gradually from preschool to middle childhood. |
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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. |
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True or False:
Preschoolers do not understand simple and familiar processes. |
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| The idea that the amount of something stays the same despite changes in form, shape, or appearance. |
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- Liquid (develops first)
- number
- mass
- length
- weight |
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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! |
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| Which part of the brain is Sensory Memory stored? |
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| Long Term Memory is stored in the _________ . |
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| Working Memory (Short Term Memory) is stored in the__________. |
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True or False:
Children in Piaget's Preoperational Stage use Memory Strategies consistently and in many ways. |
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False:
They stare at something, or put their hand on it. |
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| Witness testimony in early childhood needs strict rules. Name 2. |
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1) Ask specific, concrete questions.
2) Videotape it so you only have to ask the child once. |
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True or False:
One suggestive, leading question is enough to influence child witnesses to agree with you. |
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False:
Persistently asking suggestive questions will make them change their mind to agree. |
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| Memory of a specific event on a specific day. |
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| Memory of how to do something like ride a bike. |
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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. |
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Theory of Mind
(Metacognition) |
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| Understanding that others have minds, thoughts, beliefs, and desires. A move away from egocentrism. |
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| Children develop Theory of Mind at age ____ . |
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| 4, and they can pass a "false belief" task |
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True of False:
Children with autism have difficulty with developing theory of mind. |
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True
EXAMPLE: They do not use pronouns. |
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| During the Preoperational period, kids make believe play detaches from real-life conditions, becomes less _________ and more _________ in sociodramatic play like storytelling. |
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True of False:
Children who engage in less sociodramatic play are more socially competent with peers and more academically competent. |
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False:
More Sociodramatic play leads to this. |
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| 70-90% of kids questions in early childhood are _________ seeking. |
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Information
Answering these questions help young children learn and understand their world. |
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True or False:
Young children ask more than 1 question a minute on average. |
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