PSY BEH 11B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Cognitive Development, Executive Functions, Object Permanence
3 Dec 2015
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Theory of mind: the idea that you can think about what other people think, young children have limited theory of mind capabilities. Executive function: differences between children and adults. Jean piaget (august 9, 1896 - september 16, 1980. Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental theorist. Father of modern cognitive developmental psychology: hypothesized that children not only know less, but that the thinking process of a child functions differently than that of an adult. Infant or child is like a scientist or detective: shape own learning environment; not passively absorbing. He or she is constantly testing hypotheses about the physical and social worlds. Schemas: action patterns or a mental representation through which an infant organizes the world: concept that shapes expectations, represent things out there in the world, include actions: things that can be touched, sucked, manipulated. Assimilation: children"s use of existing schemas to interpret and act: process where an existing schema is used to understand the.
