TERM 1
Core Knowledge Perspective
DEFINITION 1
Come into the world with intuition/ beliefs about the world
TERM 2
"Snoopy Study" Deloache
DEFINITION 2
Goal: look at childrens understanding of scale modelsParticipants:
2.5 and 3 year oldsMethod: see little s noopy hidden in scale model
of a room and must find big snoopy in t he actual roomResults: 3
year olds can . 2.5 year olds cantConc lusion: Dual representation:
understanding that a symbol is two th ings; itself and a
representation of reality= Naive Phy sics
TERM 3
"False belief task"
DEFINITION 3
Test to see if children understand th at other people can be
wrongAge: 4= children are able to su cceed in the false belief task
.Method: Sally places block in box... An ne takes block and places it
in basket. Where will Sally look?Result s: Children (sally) will look in
box- we, as adults, understand that p eople (sally in this case) can
be wrong= False belief= Naive psycho logy
TERM 4
Biological Misconceptions
DEFINITION 4
Some accuracy, but some misconceptions early on" when I
was a baby, I was a kitten"" The tallest people are the
oldest""My goldfish is sleeping"
TERM 5
Piagets discovery learning
DEFINITION 5
Montesoori style learning
