Unit 2.2. Cognitive Development

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Across
  1. 3. The process by which a child's thinking and understanding changes over time
  2. 5. Understanding that objects continue to exist even when not visible
  3. 6. The ability to attribute mental states to oneself and others
  4. 9. Believing that inanimate objects have feelings or intentions
  5. 13. A mental framework or package of ideas used to organise and interpret information
  6. 14. Understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance
  7. 15. The stage from 7 to 11 years where logical thinking about concrete events develops
  8. 16. The ability to generate and test hypotheses systematically
  9. 17. Researcher who studied perspective-taking abilities in children
  10. 20. Adjusting existing schemas or creating new ones in response to new information
  11. 21. Incorporating new information into existing schemas without changing them
  12. 22. The process of restoring cognitive balance when new information cannot be assimilated
  13. 24. The stage from 2 to 7 years characterised by egocentrism and animism
  14. 25. A person who has greater knowledge or skill than the learner and helps guide learning
  15. 26. A method used by Baillargeon to study infant cognition by measuring surprise
Down
  1. 1. A psychologist who emphasised the role of social interaction and culture in cognitive development
  2. 2. The gap between what a learner can do alone and what they can do with help
  3. 4. Temporary support given to a learner that is gradually withdrawn as competence increases
  4. 7. The first stage of cognitive development from birth to around 2 years
  5. 8. The stage from around 11 years where abstract and hypothetical thinking develops
  6. 10. The idea that cognitive development occurs independently in different domains such as language and number
  7. 11. A test used to assess whether children can understand that others can hold incorrect beliefs
  8. 12. Researcher who criticised Piaget by showing infants have a more advanced understanding of object permanence
  9. 18. Understanding that objects can belong to multiple categories simultaneously
  10. 19. The inability to see the world from another person's perspective
  11. 23. The ability to understand a situation from another person's point of view