PSYC CHAPTER 12 – Flashcards
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In the school years, Piaget believed that children are in the period of
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concrete operation thought
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The sudden understanding that one's tone of voice, word selection, and the context in which the language is used may override the literal content of one's speech requires a complex knowledge of:
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the pragmatics of language
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Increased cognitive flexibility, linguistic ability, and social awareness make it possible for school-age children to:
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understand jokes and metaphors
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Piaget has provided us with the ______ of children's concepts, whereas Vygotsky has provided us with the ______.
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individual context; social context
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Josiah's understanding and use of language advanced considerably in middle childhood. These advances may be attributed to:
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new cognitive and information-processing skills
