The Process of Psychological Development: Cognitive Development (VCE SSCE Psychology): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
Which abilities are included in cognitive development?
Which abilities are included in cognitive development?
Thinking, memory, reasoning & language
What is metacognition, which develops during adolescence?
What is metacognition, which develops during adolescence?
Thinking about thinking itself
When did Gibson and Walk conduct their visual cliff experiment?
When did Gibson and Walk conduct their visual cliff experiment?
1960
What did Gibson and Walk conclude about infant depth perception?
What did Gibson and Walk conclude about infant depth perception?
Most infants discriminate depth once crawling
What is assimilation in Piaget's theory?
What is assimilation in Piaget's theory?
Fitting new concepts into existing schemas
What is egocentrism in Piaget's pre-operational stage?
What is egocentrism in Piaget's pre-operational stage?
Limited ability to share others' viewpoint
What is conservation in Piaget's concrete operational stage?
What is conservation in Piaget's concrete operational stage?
Qualities remain same despite appearance change
What is Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD)?
What is Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD)?
Gap between actual & potential development
How do Piaget and Vygotsky differ on social factors?
How do Piaget and Vygotsky differ on social factors?
Piaget: universal; Vygotsky: varies by culture
At which level do adolescents conform to society's rules and laws?
At which level do adolescents conform to society's rules and laws?
Conventional level, stage 4