Piaget's Theory and Physical Development

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Across
  1. 4. the period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood
  2. 7. an organ in the human or animal body that secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings
  3. 10. the capacity for “thinking about thinking” that allows adolescents and adults to reason about their thought processes and monitor them
  4. 12. Piaget’s idea is primarily known as
  5. 15. comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence
  6. 16. primitive concepts are characterized as
  7. 17. Piaget has as his most basic assumption that babies are this way
  8. 19. After the child has answered the question being posed, the experimenter must ask why the child gave that answer. This is important because the answers they give can help the experimenter to assess the child’s developmental age
  9. 20. can tie laces such as shoes
  10. 21. demonstrated when children use trial-and-error to solve problems.
  11. 23. enjoys building with blocks
Down
  1. 1. the age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction
  2. 2. the way a person holds the position of their body
  3. 3. draw specific conclusions from abstract concepts using logic. This capability results from their capacity to think hypothetically
  4. 5. allows the child to learn the world around them
  5. 6. third stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. This stage, which follows the preoperational stage, occurs between the ages of 7 and 11 (preadolescence) years
  6. 8. skill in performing task, especially with the hands
  7. 9. a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action
  8. 11. onset of menstruation in human females; the beginning of the menstrual period
  9. 13. research that was not available to Piaget when he was constructing his theory
  10. 14. males experience their growth spurt about two years later than
  11. 18. theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
  12. 22. the completion of the skill learned through practice
  13. 24. a dynamic system of continuous change and, as such, is defined in reference to the two conditions that define dynamic systems