Infant states

Changes in consciouness, from deep sleep to alert behavior and crying

maturation

The genetically pre-determined unfolding of physical and behavioral changes over time

brain lateralization

The left and right sides of the brain interconnect and specialize for different purposes

Scheme

 -Piaget

a psychological structure that contains the knowledge, rules and strategies children use to understand and explore the world

Adaptation

 -Piaget's theory of cognitive dev.

The ability to adapt to the enviro by integrating new experiences into exsting schemes (assimilation) and modifying existing schemes to reflect experiences (accomadation)

Assimilation

Ex: A child calling a llama a doggie ('cause it's furry and has four legs)

Accomadation

Ex: Llama spits on kid (who thinks it's a dog), and kid realizes it's so not a dog