PSYC 1103 Lecture 6: Cognitive Development (Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development)

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Psyc 1103 lecture 6 cognitive development (piaget"s theory of cognitive development) Children explore their world through senses and actions. They acquire object permanence the understanding that out of sight does not mean out of mind (acquired around 8 months of age) When a child can no longer see an object, it does not mean the object no longer exists. An infant continues to look in the previous location in which an object was hidden, despite having seen the object being hidden in a different location. An infant can have object permanence but fall for the a not. Child begins to engage in symbolic representation. Making one object stand for another object (e. g. pretending a banana is a telephone) 2 yr olds cannot simultaneously hold two representations of an object in their mind, while 3 yr olds can. Egocentrism : child can only perceive the world from his/her own point of.

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