PSCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Egocentrism, Jean Piaget, Animism
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He was interested in understanding how children thought by how they solved novel problems. The ability to understand that changes in shape do not also mean changes in other properties. They are predictable, they enjoy new situations, and seldom are fussy. They are irregular and irritable, they are emotional, and they tend to. They are irregular and irritable, they are emotional, and they tend to cry a lot. Babies have a low activity level, and tend to withdraw from new situations and people. Definition: a deep, affectionate, close, and enduring relationship with the caregiver. Wanted to test whether attachment was a consequence of meeting basic needs like eating or something else. Infants urge to be close to mother is balanced by urge to explore the surrounding environment. Infant tends to avoid or ignore mother when she approaches or returns after a brief separation.
