Conceptual Change in Science Quiz

<p>Relatively easy to acquire and do not demand restructuring of the underlying representations of scientific knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conflict between pre-existing and new information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conceptual change in the context of science refers to the process of generating new concepts and modifying existing ones within scientific knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two main types of shifts focused on in theories of conceptual change are the addition of knowledge to a pre-existing conceptual structure and the second type of conceptual shift.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Minor conceptual shifts are characterized by the addition of knowledge to a pre-existing conceptual structure without conflict between the pre-existing conceptual knowledge and the new information being acquired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scientific concepts are characterized as containing representations of words, thoughts, actions, objects, and processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The second type of conceptual shift focused on in theories of conceptual change involves conflict between the pre-existing conceptual knowledge and the new information being acquired, requiring restructuring of the underlying representations of scientific knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Words, thoughts, actions, objects, and processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conceptual change</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two main types of shifts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Addition of knowledge to a pre-existing conceptual structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Relatively easy to acquire and do not demand restructuring</p> Signup and view all the answers