PSYC 354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Logical Truth, Genetic Epistemology, Object Permanence
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Piaget desires his work as genetic epistemology : genno refers to the origin and development of knowledge rather than genes. Piaget"s epistemology: way to explain the generatively and rigor of human knowledge. Generativity: novelty and invention, rigor: logical necessity. Children"s active role in construction of knowledge: through a process of active exchange between the individual and his/her environment. Essential to examine foundational assumptions about the nature of knowledge. Argues against copy theories of knowledge (acquired through images, pictures or representation that matches reality) Not possible to check accuracy of copies except comparing them to reality itself. Knowledge is not innately preexisting within the child, nor does it arise solely from empirical experience with objects. Scheme: general structure that is applied in a particular situation and it is the aspect of any activity that can be generalized. Assimilation: incorporation of objects or events into an already acquired pattern of activity or scheme (sucking scheme)