PSYC 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Abstraction, Object Permanence, Egocentrism

• School: UConn
• Department: Psychological Sciences
• Course: PSYC 1103
• Professor: Rhiannon Smith

Document Summary

Psych 1103 - lecture 7 - theories of development. Exploring the world through senses and actions. Object permanence: the ability to understand that the object still exists when they can no longer see it. A not b error (children will look for an object that is hidden in location a, then when it is hidden in location b, they look for it in its previous location a) Pe(cid:396)(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld f(cid:396)o(cid:373) o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) poi(cid:374)t of (cid:448)ie(cid:449) Conservation concept: changing the appearance of an object does not change its key features. Operational thinking- reversible mental actions (e. g. , conservation) Engaging in logical thinking in concrete contexts (what they can see, hear, and experience, no hypotheticals) Formal operational stage (11 yrs 15 yrs) Imaginary audience: the belief that others are as preoccupied with the adolescent as he o(cid:396) she is pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)al fa(cid:271)le: i"(cid:373) u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue! Sense of invincibility -> risky behaviors (driving fast, cinnamon/tide pod challenge)