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Development Psych Test 2 Ch7

Terms in this set (16)

Lateralization:
the two halves of the brain become increasingly differentiated and specialized
Handedness
preference to use one hand over the other
Intuitive thought
preschoolers' use of primitive reasoning and their avid acquisition of knowledge about the world
Zone of proximal development
level at which a child can /almost/ but not fully perform a task independently but can do so with the assistance of someone more competent
Fast mapping
the process in which new words are associated with their meaning after only a brief encounter
Private speech
children speaking directed to themselves
The positive effects of Sesame Street viewing
are particularly strong for boys, African-americans, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds
The outcomes of participation in Head Start
are thought to be generally positive, although evaluation research is mixed.
Developmentalists define the preschool period as ages:
2-6
from ages 3-5, a child has how many minor respiratory illnesses each year?
7-10
What likely accounts for the rise in the average age of toilet training over the past 50 years?
social emphasis on child readiness
Application of concepts
The hallmark of Piaget's preoperational stage
Piaget considered language to be an application of
symbolic function
Scripts
a preschoolar's broad representations of events and timelines in memory
What completes the scaffolding process for a particular learning task?
removing the scaffolds
on average day how many % of preschoolers and toddlers watch TV in US?
80%
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