CEP 315 EXAM ONE

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vocabelementary psychologelementarypsychology

action research

tests of methods by teachers/schools to improve teachign and learning

ethnography

research that focuses on life within and the meaning of events to those involved

microgenetic studies

detailed analysis of changes in a cognitive process over a period of time

participant observation

a method in which the researcher participates in the situation

statistically significant

not likely to be a chance occurance

cultural tools

the real tools and symbols that allow people in a society to communicate

disequilibrium

Piaget's state that occurs when someone realizes their current way of thinking will not solve their problem

reversible thinking

thinking backwards

schemas

basic sturctures for organizing information in cognitive theory

ZPD

Vygotsky's phase at which a child can master a task if given appropriate help and support

identity foreclosure

acceptance of aprental life choices without consideration of options

industry

eagerness to engage in productive work

moral realism

stage of development wherein children see rules as absolute

moratorium

suspension of choices because of struggle

social conventions

agreed-upon rules and ways of doing things in a particular situation

general intelligence (g)

a general factor in cognitive ability that is used on all mental tests

fluid intelligence

nonverbal abilities gruonded in brain development

crystallized intelligence

ability to apply culturally approved problem-solving methods