Across
- 1. using reasoning to make sense of problems or events
- 4. ability to reason about possible situations and outcomes
- 5. understanding that objects continue to exist even when not seen
- 7. one of Piaget’s levels of cognitive development
- 8. understanding that you are a separate individual with your own body and mind
- 9. understanding that quantity remains the same even when appearance changes
- 11. applying a general rule to a specific situation to draw a conclusion
- 14. fourth stage; understanding the world through hypothetical and abstract reasoning
- 15. belief that everyone thinks the same way you do
- 17. creating or modifying a schema based on new information
- 18. adding new information to existing knowledge
- 19. awareness of one’s own independence and control over actions
Down
- 2. third stage; logical reasoning about concrete events
- 3. awareness that others have thoughts and perspectives different from your own
- 6. Piaget’s view of children’s abilities according to later research
- 7. first stage of cognitive development; understanding the world through senses and actions
- 10. cognitive structures that grow and differentiate with experience
- 12. second stage; understanding the world through language and mental images
- 13. psychologist who developed the theory of cognitive development
- 16. mental model or framework for organizing information
- 18. thinking about ideas and concepts beyond the concrete