PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mind Map, Psych, Egocentrism
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Know critical figures in the history of psychology. Apply ideas in the class to new examples or scenarios. Assess accurate knowledge of concepts, people and findings. Assess ability to recognize concepts in new examples. Compare and contrast related concepts in a new way. It is like a mind-map where concepts are: added, expanded, connected. To develop it: assimilation: fitting new experiences into our current understanding (schema, accommodation: adjusting and expanding a schema in response to something new. Piaget has 4 stage theories: discontinuous about developmental milestones. Object permanence: if i (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t see it, it doesn"t exist. Stranger anxiety: assimilate the fact that the father has a beard: assimilation vs accommodation. Egocentrism -> focus on themselves: (cid:862)curse of knowledge . They think that what they know = you know. Centration: the ability to focus on one aspect at a time. Using space as metrics, focus on one aspect and ignore others. The kids are able to do logical, simple math.
