PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Attachment Theory, Mary Ainsworth, Egocentrism
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Begins in utero (but the experiences after birth is more important) Perceptiony yorganizationyandyinterpretationyofysensor(cid:259)yinfoy(changesy into understanding of objects, individuals and events) Use preferential looking to measure what infants can see (and determine infant(cid:495)s visual acuity) Ex: 1 month old like to look at patterned images over grey images (but when lines are close together, there is no preference) First month acuity = 20/120 (can only see top line of test) Newborns rely on reflexes (some lasts the whole life) 1) cephalocaudal rule y(cid:1038)top-to-bottom(cid:1039)yrule;ytheytendenc(cid:259)yfory motor skills to emerge in sequence from head to feet. 2) proximodistal rule y(cid:1038)inside-to-outside(cid:1039)yrule;ydescribesy tendency for motor skills to appear in sequence from center to periphery. Ability to think and understand (about the world around them) Formal operational stage (11 years to adulthood) Ex: assimilation would be labelling something (cid:513)like, (cid:494)dog(cid:495)(cid:514), Infant rely on movement and senses to learn about the world. Developing theory of mind tom (to understand that everyone has different mental representations)
