Child Psyc Midterm 2

schemas

psychological structures that organized experience

task analysis

research technique of identifying goals, relevant information in environment, and potential processing strategies for problem

attention

mental process that determines which information an individual processes further

memory

how information is encoded, stored, retrieved

overlapping waves theory

information processing approach that emphasizes variability of children's thinking

encoding

process of representing in memory information that draws attention or is considered important

zone of proximal development

difference between what children can do with assistance vs alone

social scaffolding

more competent people provide temporary framework that supports children's thinking at higher level than children would manage alone

intersubjectivity

mutual understanding that people share during communication

joint attention

process in which social partners intentionally focus on common referent in external environment

information processing theories

class of theories that focus on structure of cognitive system and mental activities used to deploy attention and memory to solve problems

subitizing

perceptual process by which adults and children can look at few objects and almost immediately how know many objects are present

naive psychology

common sense level of understanding of other people and oneself

fluid intelligence

ability to think on the spot to solve novel problems

crystalized intelligence

factual knowledge about the world