Psychology 2040A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jean Piaget, Active Child, Teddy Bear

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Rod Martin

Document Summary

Developed genetic epistemology: where our knowledge of the world comes from. Not genetic like studying dna, but it has to do with development and the development of knowledge. How do we know what we think of the world is in fact true. Studied intellectual development of children: overview of piaget"s theory. Think about his theory in terms of themes of developmental psychology. Piaget outlines a number of qualitatively distinct stages that the mind passes from. From maturity to immaturity: begins with sensorimotor stage (0-4 months) following preoperational stage (2-7 years): stage that spans the end of sensorimotor stage and before concrete operational. Nature vs nurture: its is the interaction b/w these 2 two factors that leads to environmental change. Nature does not outfit you with everything. You take basic ideas and apply them to experience child constructs understanding of the world outside him which bridges nature and nurture.