PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Object Permanence, Egocentrism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Assimilation: existing schema used to interpret things you learn. Accommodation: changing the schema so that the new experience can fit in ex. You grew in a culture where women cannot be fire fighters (that"s the schema) and then you come to canada and there are women fire fighters . Since you will be living in canada, you change your schema so you can fit in the new experience ex # 2. Children have a schema for sucking, then the mother gives the child a cup to drink out of, instead of a bottle. The child must now drink thus the accommodation has occurred. Every stage is qualitatively different than the stage before it. These stages are universal and you cannot skip a stage (according to piaget: sensory motor stage (ages 0-2) Children are learning about the world using their senses and motor skills to explore.