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Definitions for key terms related to piaget's theory of cognitive development, including conservation of number, conservation of volume, identity, compensation, reversibility, metacognition, memory span, memory strategies, rehearsal, organizational strategies, elaboration, metamemory, intelligence quotient (iq), and the flynn effect.
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Piaget's theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence first developed by Jean Piaget. Coordinated mental actions that fit into a logical system in a way that creates unity of thinking. TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 Recognizing the one-to-one correspondence between sets of objects of equal number. TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Understanding that the amount of liquid in a container remains the same despite being poured into a differently shaped container. TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 A mental operation in which the child realizes that a change limited to outward appearance does not change the substances involved. TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 In psychology, compensation is a strategy whereby one covers up, consciously or unconsciously, weaknesses, frustrations, desires, feelings of inadequacy or incompetence in one life area through the gratification or (drive towards) excellence in another area. A mental operation in which the child realizes that changes in one aspect of a problem are compared with and compensated for by changes in another aspect.
A mental operaton in which the child realizes that one operation can be negated, or reversed, by the effects of another, TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 Metacognition is defined as "cognition about cognition", or "knowing about knowing." It can take many forms; it includes knowledge about when and how to use particular strategies for learning or for problem solving. The ability to think about one's own thought processes. TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 In psychology and neuroscience, memory span is the longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation on 50% of all trials. TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 Specific actions used deliberately to enhance remembering. TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 The process of repeating to oneself the material that one is trying to memorize.