Assimilation: The process by which new experiences are incorporated into existing schemas ex: toddler meets a new large dog Accommodation: the process by which new experiences cause existing schemas to change ex: toddler will modify her "doggie" schema if
According to Piaget, what is assimilation as opposed to accommodation? (definitions will suffice) INCLUDE an example to distinguish the two conceptual terms.
Information processing approach
This theoretical approach involves observing and analyzing the mental processes involved in perceiving and handling information
Sensitive period
What is a point in development when an individual is especially susceptible to certain stimuli but the absence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences as with occurrences in critical periods?
Nature vs. nurture debate
Researchers and theorists alike were divided upon whether or not nature were more influential in the development of a child or if it was nurture in the environment that were most influential.