PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Jean Piaget, Genetic Epistemology, Active Child
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Outline of chapters: piaget"s theory, information-processing theories, core-knowledge theories, sociocultural theories, dynamic-systems theories. Enduring themes addressed by theories of cognitive development. - ie: their env, ie: the active child: children"s constructive processes are, generating hypotheses -- observe what block makes more sound - they are experimenting with what is around them, performing experiments, drawing conclusions from their observations. Central developmental issues: discontinuity believed in distinct stages (discontinuous) of cognitive development, sensorimotor stage - birth to age 2 yrs, preoperational stage- age 2-7 yrs, concrete operational stage- age- 7-12 yrs, formal operational stage- age 12 years + A not b error or preservative error: after month 8, object permanence is developed. Symbolic representation: the use of one object to stand for another-- ability to have symbolic thoughts and representation ie: use v instead of a plant ( v= symbolic representation of plant or bird for children )
