PSY312H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dynamical System, Cultural-Historical Psychology, Global Change
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Jan 28 lecture 4 theories of cognitive development. Motivate new research studies that lead to a better understanding of children. Originally a biologist, was always interested in psychology. Worked with binet- the creator of the iq test. He disagrees with binet and postulate that iq developed qualitatively not quantitatively. Binet tried to demonstrate that certain individuals in school need assistance. It is not matter of adding more knowledge. A schema is an organized way of interacting with the environment and. Schemas can change through adaptation environment. processes: is made of two complimentary. Assimilation & accommodation involves building schemas through direct interaction with the. In assimilation, new ideas and experiences are incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviours. In accommodation, previously developed mental structures and behaviours (schemata) are modified to adapt them to new experiences: they change how they understand the world. Schemas also change through a second process called organization: organization occurs internally which we can organize objects into categories.
