Psych 101 Vocab Quiz 13 Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
cognitive development
the process by which infants and children gain the ability to think and understand
Q2
Sensorimotor stage
a stage of cognitive development that begins at birth and lasts through infancy, during which infants
acquire information about the world by sensing it and moving around within it
Q3
Schemas
theories about the way the world works
Q4
Assimilation
The process of applying a scheme to a novel stimuli
Q5
Accommodation
The process of adjusting a scheme to incorporate new information
Q6
Object permanence
The understanding that objects exist when they are not visible
Q7
Childhood
the period that begins at about 18 to 24 months and lasts until about 11 to 14 years
Q1
cognitive development
the process by which infants and children gain the ability to think and understand
Q2
Sensorimotor stage
a stage of cognitive development that begins at birth and lasts through infancy, during which infants
acquire information about the world by sensing it and moving around within it
Q3
Schemas
theories about the way the world works
Q4
Assimilation
The process of applying a scheme to a novel stimuli
Q5
Accommodation
The process of adjusting a scheme to incorporate new information
Q6
Object permanence
The understanding that objects exist when they are not visible
Q7
Childhood
the period that begins at about 18 to 24 months and lasts until about 11 to 14 years
