PSYC 3520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lev Vygotsky, Motor Action F.C., Object Permanence

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3520
• Professor: Mariela Giuliano

Document Summary

Shows symbolic play with the ice cream/pizza. Shows relational-functional play (uses toys as intended) Under blanket, part of object needs to be visible: coordination of secondary schemes (8-12 mo, coordination of two or more schemes (move obstacle to grab toy, object permanence: begins. Sensorimotor period culminates in the emergence of symbolic representation. Objects continue to exist when out of sight. According to piaget, babies make this mistake because: infants believe their own actions will cause object to appear at the location where those actions were previously successful. Memory: delay between hiding object at location b and allowing the infant to search for the object. When this capacity is said to emerge is debated, and results differ depending on how it is assessed. Renee baillargeon: emerges ar 4-6 months, violation of expectation design. Timing of: object search, a not b, make believe play. His sensorimotor stages continue to inspire educational environment.