Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Habituation, Spatial Frequency, Visual Angle

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Child: social being shaped by and shaping the environment, engaged with other people who help acquiring skills, participate in activities, continuous changes in thinking. Intersubjectivity: mutual understanding that people share during a communication (effective communication requires to focus on the same topic) Joint attention: process in which infants and their social partners focus on the same external object, increases childrens ability to learn from others. Social scaffolding: process in which more competent people provide children with a temporary framework that supports childrens thinking at higher level, learning by doing, support, has to be in zone of proximal development. Guided participation: organizing activities in which children can engage with higher levels, about creating a learning environment, does not have to be in zone of proximal development, learning through interaction. Zone of proximal development: tasks children can complete with help or guidance of others. Child = little scientist, trying to whom they learn from understand the world on their own.