EPSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Jean Piaget, Mental Representation, Object Permanence
12 Feb 2020
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Jean piaget: first scientist to systematically examine children"s thinking and reasoning. Viewed children as active explorers who learn by interacting with the world, building their own understanding of phenomena, and applying it to adapt to the world. Schemas: concepts, ideas, and ways of interacting on the world. Assimilation: integrating a new experience into a preexisting schema. Accommodation: adapting and modifying a schema in light of new information. Cognitive equilibrium: balance between assimilation and accommodation. Learn about world through senses and motor skills. Mental representation: thinking about an object using mental pictures. Substage 1: reflexes (birth to 1 month) Substage 2: primary circular reactions (1 4 months) Circular reactions: repetition of an action and its response. Primary circular reactions: repeating actions involving body parts that produce pleasurable or interesting results. Substage 3: secondary circular reactions (4 8 months) Secondary circular reactions: repetitions of actions that trigger responses in external environment. Substage 4: coordination of secondary circular reactions (8 12 months)
