What are gradual orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated?
Which influential psychologist first developed a theory of Stages of Cognitive Development?
For the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky the following items (computer, abacus, pencil, and language) would be an example of what?
When a child understands that water can be poured from one tall, skinny glass into a short, wide glass and (despite appearances) remain the same amount of water, which of the following is the child NOT displaying?
What are mental tasks involving abstract thinking and coordination of a number or variables?
What do educational psychologists call the assumption that everyone else shares one's thoughts, feelings, and concerns?
In developmental psychology, what is the term given for the understanding that infants develop that a thing can still be there, even when it cannot be seen?
Which theorist developed what is sometimes called the sociocultural (or sociohistoric) theory?
What is one of the educational psychology terms for children's self-talk which guides their thinking and action?
What do educational psychologists call the phase at which a child can master a task if given appropriate help and support?
What do educational psychologists call the intentionally devised, planned, and progressive support given for learning and problem solving?
"Providing strategic help in the initial stages of learning, gradually diminishing as students gain independence" would be a definition for which of the following terms?