PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Peekaboo, Object Permanence
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Interested in the errors children made and their though processes. Believed children came up with schemas which are organized units of knowledge about jects, evens, and actions. Assimilation is the interpretation of new experiences in terms of present schemes. Accommodation is the modification of present scheme to fir with new experiences. Concrete operational 7 to 12 years. Each stage is a prerequisite to be able to continue on to the next stage. The sensorimotor period the cognition stage is closely tied to external stimulation, and understanding characteristics of objects classic example is object permanence. Object permanence is the idea that an object still exists whether or not it is visually present. Take a phone away from a child, they no longer believe it exists. Out of sight, out of mind (another example is peek-a-boo) The preoperational period here the child begins learning how to think logically and how to use symbols especially language.
