HDE 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Motor Control, Contiguity, Intentionality
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Hypothesis young children"s concepts may be concrete, whereas older children may be abstract. Thematic representations organized in terms of common activity or theme. Taxonomic representations organized in terms of hierarchically organized categories. Object (permanence) concept the knowledge that objects are permanent, independent entities that exist in space and time even when one cannot perceive or act on them. Causal understanding understanding of relations between cause and effect of events; understanding of the causal transformations of familiar objects. Number concept basic math and number understanding; understanding simple addition/subtraction. Biological understanding basic understanding of biological and non-biological differences; biological movement; self-generated movement; assumption of shared core properties; studies of growth, inheritance, natural cause; understand that humans are capable of self-initiated motion and inanimate objects are not. Na ve physics everyday ideas of how the physical world works. Na ve biology a primitive understanding of biological phenomena. Na ve psychology privileged domain of understanding thoughts, feelings, and moral states of other people.