HUMANDEV 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Object Permanence, Egocentrism
6 Oct 2016
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Nationwide, it is becoming easier to try juveniles in adult criminal court. Constructivism: theoretical perspective proposing that learners construct a body of knowledge and beliefs, rather than absorbing information exactly as it is received. Children organize what they learn from their experiences. Children adapt to their environment through the process of assimilation and accommodation. Interacting w the physical environment is critical for cognitive development. Assimilation: incorporating new knowledge into existing scheme. Accommodation: revising existing scheme so new info can make sense. Children think in qualitatively different ways at different ages. Sensorimotor: birth - two yrs, focus on immediate surroundings, centered on their own bodies, trial and error, goal directed, object permanence, symbolic thought. Preoperational: 2-7 yrs, able to represent objects and events mentally, extensive pretend play, egocentrism, class inclusion: challenging, conservation: there is conservation of number, length and mass.
