PSYCH 3GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: John Bowlby, Ethology, Sociobiology
24 Apr 2017
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Stage theory - 4 stages where children had to move the 4 stages where everyone goes through the. 4 stages with no backtracking or skipping - when you move from one stage to another you get new cognitive skills. Four stages of development: sensorimotor (birth to 2 years) - initially endowed with only reflexes, the infant interacts with the physical and social world on a physical basis. The infant is perceptually bound - only understand what the can actually see. Assimilation: the process of interpreting new information in terms of previously understood theories and knowledge. Accommodation: the process of changing one"s current theory, understanding, or knowledge in order to cope with new information. Equilibration: the process of balancing assimilation and accommodation in order to maintain a stable understanding of the world while still allowing for development. Shortcoming of piaget"s theory: underestimating infants" cognitive development, the extent to which development is stage-like is overstated, under-emphasizes social and emotional development.
