Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Jean Piaget, Conceptual System, Object Permanence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Psychology 1000 lecture 32: cognitive development ii february 2nd, 2016. Observed won children: found that kids don"t think same way as adults, 4 stages of cognitive development, note: 4 stages: sensory motor intelligence (0-2 yrs. , preoperational (2-7 yrs. , period of concrete operations (7-11 yrs, period of formal operations (11+ yrs. , sensory motor stage. Nothing exists apart from child"s own perceptions and motor reactions. Look at organization of sensory and motor reactions: piaget schema. At birth you have a variety of reflexes. Coordination of activities not present until 5 months: both hands = 7 months. Pseudoimitation present: child can imitate only if actions were just produced (nothing is stored yet) Importance of sensory feedback: e. g. stick out tongue. Rough acquisition by 11-12 months: begin to develop self-concept . Represented by some symbol: object permanence (after something is out of sight, it still exists, preoperational stage. Rules not fully acquired until age 7.