PSYA02H3 Lecture 5: Cognitive Development
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01/28/2015 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) All lot of the studies on intelligence happened in france. Observed children and found that when we cognitively develop, These stages were linked to the understanding and interaction of. Came up with tests to see if children learned what they are suppose there are stages the world around you to have at critical ages. Adolescence: trying to understand the world in abstract terms. Piaget"s stages of development: sensorimotor object permanence leaves visual world, but the not the cognitive world. Children have to learn that an object just doesn"t disappear: example: peek-a-boo; the child thinks the parent is gone when you have your face is covered, preoperational conservation. We can deal with the hypothetical: hit a glass with a feather it will break. Antiseptic they tests doesn"t really represent how the child performs in the real world.
