CAS PS 241 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Essentialism, Animacy, Vitalism
10 Jan 2017
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How do children learn about living things: 2 views o late emerging biology view. Children rely on native psychology (for animals) and native physical mechanisms (for plants) to interpret and explain their world. Come to realize this isn"t an adequate system and begin to develop a specific biological system for explanation living things are systems made up of smaller systems that help an organism survive o early competence accounts. Young children think about biological things differently than other things (domains) Become better and more specific as they gain more knowledge. How would a child describe the sun setting: sun is going to sleep. Animism the tendency to attribute human-like qualities (intentions, beliefs, motivations) to inanimate objects. What would piaget say: young children cant seem to separate explanations about animate things from inanimate objects, egocentric child assumes other animals (or things) would think like she/he does. We eat because were hungry and want to feel full.
