PSYC 3684 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Social Intuitionism, Social Learning Theory
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Reciprocal process of biological maturation and environmental feedback. Children= scientists who invent and construct their knowledge during their lifetime of thinking. Assimilation: transform incoming info to fit existing ways. Accommodation : adapt ways of thinking to fit new experiences. Reliance on verbal skills and complex tasks: Underestimates children"s thinking (children had to verbalize how they felt, but some kids didn"t know how/but understood it) Uses senses and motor actions to explore and understanding the world. Ex. accommodation odd sucking reflex (reflex to purposeful movement) Object permanence: is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed (seen, heard, touched, smelled or sensed in any way). Error of interest: lack of object permanence (8-9 months): lack of the ability to form mental images that are not present. Ex: peek-a-boo, which is why it"s hilarious when you reappear. Purpose: young infants do have object permanence when simplify. Method: violation of expectations paradigm the task.
