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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Developmental Psychology

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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2010/2011

Uploaded on 11/16/2011

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TERM 1
Concrete operations
DEFINITION 1
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
Conservation of
number
DEFINITION 2
Recognizing the one-to-one correspondence between sets of
objects of equal number.
TERM 3
Conservation of volume
DEFINITION 3
Understanding that the amount of liquid in a container
remains the same despite being poured into a differently
shaped container.
TERM 4
Identity
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
Compensation
DEFINITION 5
In psychology, compensation is a strat egy whereby one covers up,
consciously or unconsciously, weakn esses, frustrations, desires,
feelings of inadequacy or incompeten ce in one life area through
the gratification or (drive towards) ex cellence in another area. A
mental operation in which the child r ealizes that changes in one
aspect of a problem are compared w ith and compensated for by
changes in another aspect.
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Concrete operations

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

Conservation of

number

DEFINITION 2 Recognizing the one-to-one correspondence between sets of objects of equal number. TERM 3

Conservation of volume

DEFINITION 3 Understanding that the amount of liquid in a container remains the same despite being poured into a differently shaped container. TERM 4

Identity

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

Compensation

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.

Reversibility

A mental operaton in which the child realizes that one operation can be negated, or reversed, by the effects of another, TERM 7

Metacognition

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

Memory

span

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

Memory strategies

DEFINITION 9 Specific actions used deliberately to enhance remembering. TERM 10

Rehearsal

DEFINITION 10 The process of repeating to oneself the material that one is trying to memorize.