PSYC 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: David Elkind, Developmental Psychology, Egocentrism
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Determined that young children"s cognitive processes distinctly diff from old children & adults. Methodology baby biographies: jacqueline, lucienne & laurent. David elkind discusses piaget: *video in lecture slide* Assimilation: new experiences incorporated into existing theory. Stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor: birth 2 yrs, preoperational: 2 6 yrs, concrete operational: 7 11 yrs, formal operational: 11 yrs onward. Characterized by rapid improvement of perceptual & motor skills. 6 substages: basic reflexes (0-1 mth, primary circular reactions (1-4 mths) thumb sucking, secondary circular reaction (4-8 mths) acting on object. Intentional behaviour (8-13 mths) means to achieve goal: tertiary circular reactions (12-18 mths) old action w/ new objects, using symbols (18-24 mths) language, pretend play i. e. shoes . Piaget stage 1 object permanence: *video in lecture slide* Use symbols to represent objects & events. Strategies & rules: arithmetic, categories, spatial relations, reversibility. All 4 criterion must be met in order for stage model to be demonstrated (piaget, 1960)