PSY 335 Study Guide - Final Guide: Information Processing Theory, 18 Months, Weighing Scale
9 Feb 2018
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Thinks learning is continuous(tree of knowledge is always growing through this process) Central properties of piaget"s stage theory: qualitative change, broad applicability across topics and contexts, brief transitions, invariant sequence(each stage builds upon the previous one) Early sensorimotor activity represents an early type of intelligence. Substage 1:(during first month) infants begin to modify their reflexes to make them more adaptive. Substage 2:(1-4 months) infants begin to organize separate reflexes into larger behaviors most of which are centered on their body. Substage 3:(4-8 months) infants become increasingly interested in the world around them. Object permanence: prior to 8 months, infants lack the knowledge that objects continue to exist even when they are out of view. Substage 4:(8-12 months) by the end of the first year, infants will search for objects rather than act as if they had vanished, suggesting that infants can mentally represent the object"s existence even when they don"t see them. A-not b-error: kid doesn"t recognize differences in location.
