PSYC 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Object Permanence, 18 Months, Teddy Bear
12 Mar 2014
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Cognitive development: piaget"s theory, case"s neo-piagetian theory, and vygotsky"s sociocultural. Activity of knowing and the processes through which knowledge is acquired. Changes that occur in children"s mental abilities over the course of their lives (activities listed above) Piaget: most influential theorists in history of child development. Combined zoology and epistemology to create this term. The experimental study of the origin of knowledge. From naturalistic observations, piaget formulated his theory of intellectual growth. Basic life function that helps organisms adapt to its environment. Form of equilibrium toward which all cognitive structures tend . That all intellectual activity is undertaken with one goal in mind: Produce a balanced, or harmonious relationship between ones thought process and the environment. Piaget"s view of intelligence is an interactionist model: Mismatches between internal mental schemes (existing knowledge) and the external environment stimulate cognitive activity and intellectual growth. If children are too know something, they must construct that knowledge themselves.
