PSYCH 2AA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: 18 Months, Observer-Expectancy Effect, Prefrontal Cortex
5 Nov 2013
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Maturationist perspective believes there is a biological unfolding of events which goes along with the ability to use experiences to develop cognitively. Therefore you cannot rush knowledge no point in giving small children information that is beyond their brain s ability to process. Piaget worked on it when he was younger. Noticed that the children he was talking with consistently made the same reasoning mistakes at the same ages. Kids are active, motivated learners (equilibration relieves discomfort) Kids construct their own knowledge (within the confines of what they already know) Cognitive equilibrium: your theory of the world manages to answer all of your questions (balances with your experiences) Cognitive disequilibrium: you realise that your theory of the world is incorrect, and you want to actively learn in order to equilibrate (relieves discomfort) Children are naturally curious and construct their own knowledge (constructivists) But within the confines of what they already know (their schemas)
