PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Habituation, Object Permanence, Critical Period
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Critical period for development if you don"t use/practice an ability it can disappear. Maturation does not occur in a vacuum. There are critical periods during which the child must have certain experiences if perceptual and cognitive abilities are to develop normally. One of the essential elements in early cognitive development is the realization by the baby that their actions have effects on the environment. Crying is an important way for the baby to get attention and to express needs. As the baby grows, the effect of their actions become gradually more complex and abstract. Jean piaget four stages of development: sensory motor, pre operational, concrete operational, formal operational. His contributions are important because: he described the way children think at various ages, he developed tests that identify developing cognitive skills, he formulated processes by which cognition develops. Sensory motor period: first 2 years of life, soon the baby starts acting in ways that provide feedback (called circular reactions .