Exam 32: Cognitive Development I

Preoperational thinking is referred to as "magical," meaning that children's ideas about how the world works can be quite fanciful and are not grounded in the principles of physics.

Preschoolers think that a ball of Play-Doh gets bigger when it is rolled into a snake. This is an example of __________.

__________ refers to the ability to understand that something remains the same even if its appearance is altered and nothing was seen to be taken away or added.

____________ is recognizing that liquids take the form of their containers.

__________ refers to the ability to focus on only one aspect of something at a time.

Cause by association __________ is explained in a circular fashion, without distinguishing between cause and effect.

________ is initially based on saliency-that is, what is obvious and what appeals at the time.

By kindergarten, children begin to understand classification and class inclusion.

Preschool children are said to be ___________ because they deal with what appears to be true.

Preschoolers think about things in ways that infants and toddlers do not; they represent ideas in their minds (representation).

Preschoolers do not recognize that physical events have explanations and do not attempt to figure things out.