Across
- 3. When we cannot change the information in any way to link it to what we already know
- 5. The idea that an object does not change it’s weight, mass, volume or area when it changes shape or appearance.
- 6. The mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and experience.
- 8. Periods in Development from birth – Two.
- 9. An example of Continuous Development (Gradual).
- 11. Changes that can be measured
- 12. Body size, body proportions, appearance, brain development, perception capacities, physical health
- 14. The process of taking new information and fitting it into existing schemas.
- 17. Data/information gathered from a sample of participants at a single point in time.
- 18. Research Method where researcher gathers information from a sample of participants across different points in time.
- 19. A mental idea about what something is and how to deal with it.
Down
- 1. Ability to use symbols such as words and pictures to represent objects, places and events.
- 2. Involves gradual and on-going changes throughout the lifespan.
- 4. A way of thinking that does not rely on being able to see or visualise things in order to understand concepts (Algebra, Physics, Honesty, Morality)
- 7. An example of Discontinuous Development.
- 10. Famous theory of Cognitive Development (1920s)
- 13. First of Piaget’s stages of Development
- 15. change takes place in distinct stages which occur at specific ages or times.
- 16. Increasing - building upon existing skills.