PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bassinet, Object Permanence, Naturalistic Observation
5 Nov 2013
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Start describing cogd as piaget saw it. The four stages: sensorimotor (birth to 2 years, preoperational (2-7 years, concrete operations (7-11 years, formal operations (11+ years) Kids have big aha moments; they learn new basic truths about adapting to the world around them. The approach to though changes to their environment. Piaget says they can only develop in his stages; they cannot skip any stages: invariant order. All the cogd unfolds in an almost innate way; your mind cannot grasp the second concept without understanding the first one: universal. Every kids in every culture will develop in this stage: ages are approximate. One of the things that does change in kids will the age they develop theses stages. Certain experiences required for unfolding of cognitive skills. Piaget says children construct their understanding through experiences and they are required for kids to develop cognitively.
