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.
