PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Frontal Lobe, Egocentrism, Habituation
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Piaget"s stage theory of development- based on experimentation of his children, modifying environment to see changes in their responses. Ages for stages are very loose - a lot of variability, however order of stages is not variable. Piaget acknowledged the elements of brain maturation- ex. Some children may have disabilities that cause them to move through stages slower. Teachers play a large role (social transmission), or the child"s ability to act on the world (experience) Primary circular reaction- simple action the child initiates to do something enjoyable- ex. Reach out to grab something to put in mouth. Pulling a blanket with a toy on it to obtain the toy. Demonstrates that the infant expects the ball to stop at the wall. If infant is bored, they do not understand that the ball can not pass through the wall. The looking time decreases because he/she has been rehabituated- only pay attention to first trial.