The Process of Psychological Development: Cognitive Development (VCE SSCE Psychology): Flashcards
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Cognitive development
Cognitive development
Changes in mental abilities like thinking, learning, memory
Peak age for cognitive abilities in adulthood
Peak age for cognitive abilities in adulthood
Around age 35
Year of Gibson and Walk's visual cliff study
Year of Gibson and Walk's visual cliff study
1960
Object permanence
Object permanence
Objects exist even when not seen, heard or touched
Assimilation (Piaget)
Assimilation (Piaget)
Fitting new concepts into pre-existing schemas
Accommodation (Piaget)
Accommodation (Piaget)
Changing existing ideas to deal with new situations
Egocentrism
Egocentrism
Limited ability to appreciate someone else's point of view
Conservation
Conservation
Qualities of object remain same when appearance changes
Zone of proximal development (ZPD)
Zone of proximal development (ZPD)
Distance between actual and potential developmental level
Kohlberg's three levels of moral development
Kohlberg's three levels of moral development
Pre-conventional, conventional, post-conventional