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Children's Cognitive Development: Intuition, Models, Beliefs, Misconceptions, Quizzes of Developmental Psychology

Various aspects of children's cognitive development, including their intuition and beliefs about the world, understanding of scale models, ability to grasp false beliefs, and biological misconceptions. The document also touches upon piaget's discovery learning and montessori style education.

Typology: Quizzes

2011/2012

Uploaded on 03/07/2012

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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
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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 snoopy hidden in scale model

of a room and must find big snoopy in the actual roomResults: 3

year olds can. 2.5 year olds cantConclusion: Dual representation:

understanding that a symbol is two things; itself and a

representation of reality= Naive Physics

TERM 3

"False belief task"

DEFINITION 3

Test to see if children understand that other people can be

wrongAge: 4= children are able to succeed in the false belief task

.Method: Sally places block in box... Anne takes block and places it

in basket. Where will Sally look?Results: Children (sally) will look in

box- we, as adults, understand that people (sally in this case) can

be wrong= False belief= Naive psychology

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

TERM 6

Core Knowledge Perspective

DEFINITION 6

Theory based learning. Identify kids beliefs, given what we

know, how can we add to or change that knowledge? Very

direct. Give kids correct scientific information