The preoperational stage is the second stage, characterized by the development of symbolic thinking and egocentrism.
The sensorimotor stage is the first stage of Piaget'stheory, during which infants learn about the world through their senses and motoractions.
The concrete operational stage is the third stage, marked by the ability to thinklogically about concrete objects and events.
The formal operational stage is the fourth and final stage, characterized by the ability to think abstractly and hypothetically.
Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible or perceived.
The concept of object permanence is a key milestone in Piaget's sensorimotor stage
The concept of conservation is a key milestone in Piaget's concrete operational stage
The concept of egocentrism is a key characteristic of Piaget's preoperational stage
The brain stem connects the spinal cord to the brain
The thalamus is a sensory processing station
The thalamus receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate behavioural or motor responses
The cortex is where cognition takes place
The cerebellum is also known as the little brain
The cerebellum coordinates movement and balance
The cerebellum fine-tunes the information from the cortex into motor activity such as walking
The cortex is also known as the cerebral cortex
The cortex is the outer layer of the brain
The cortex is split into 4 lobes
the cortex is split into the occipital lobe, the temporal lobe, the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe
The occipital lobe processes visualinformation
The temporal lobe is involved with hearing
The parietal lobeprocessesinformation related to touch on the skin like the heat, cold or pain
The frontal lobe is associated with cognitive activities such as thinking, planning and problem solving
Braindevelopment is affected by both nature and nurture
Nature is the idea that our behaviour and characteristics are inherited
Nurture is the idea that our behaviour and characteristics are influenced by our environment
Autonomic functions are involuntarybodyfunctions such as breathing and heart rate
A neuron is a specialised nerve cell which generates and transmits an electrical impulse
A synapse is the smallgap between the dendrite of one neuron and the receptor site of the next one, which allows signals to pass between them
Cognition is the mental process involved in gainingknowledge such as thinking, planning and problem solving
The concept of conservation is a key milestone in Piaget's concrete operational stage, where children understand that the quantity of a substance remains the same even if its appearance changes.
The concept of accommodation is another key process in Piaget's theory, where existing schemas are modified or new schemas are created to fit new information.
The concept of assimilation is a key process in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where new information is incorporated into existingschemas.
Sensorimotor stage: 0-2 years old
Pre-operational stage: 2-7 years old
Concrete operational: 7-11
Formal operational: 11+ years
Dweck's mindset theory claims there are two types of mindsets: growth and fixed mindset
Growth mindset claims if you can't do something, you can't do it yet
Fixed mindset claims how you think about yourself and your abilities is fixed and cannot be changed