cognitivist
Mental process researcher
A cognitivist holds that mental processes—thinking, reasoning, learning—can be studied scientifically as information processing.
In psychology and linguistics, cognitivism treats the mind as operating through internal representations and rules, like a computer.
In ethics, a cognitivist believes moral statements can be true or false: She's a cognitivist who thinks ethical claims are factual.
State of sentient awareness
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
Theory of knowledge
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
- mentalismDoctrine of primacy of thought
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- innatenessBeing inherent from birth
- transformationalCausing radical change
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
Addressing challenges methodically
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
Art of instruction
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
metacognition · Piaget · inquiry-based · transfer · elaboration
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
epistemology
Theory of knowledge
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
Chomsky
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- innatenessBeing inherent from birth
- transformationalCausing radical change
problem-solving
Addressing challenges methodically
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
pedagogy
Art of instruction
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
scaffolding · metacognition · Piaget · inquiry-based · transfer · elaboration