PSYCH 355 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anatomical Terms Of Location, Behaviorism, Empiricism
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Nativism: knowledge is inborn: ex: innate reflexes, rooting reaction, babinski reflex/reaction, plantar (foot sole grasp reflex/reaction) Empiricism: knowledge is built up from one"s experiences: ex: behaviorist training, rat jumping through hoop. Constructivism: piaget; knowledge is actively constructed by the child by interacting with the world: ex: commutativity (rock arrangement always yields the same number) Equilibration: process that leads to developmental change; process of balancing between assimilation and accommodation to reach a more advanced level of understanding: 3 steps, equilibrium problems with current understanding more advanced equilibrium. A-not-b error: perseveration error; child reaches for box a even though they saw the researcher move the toy under box b. Egocentricism: preoperational thinking; inability to take another person"s perspective; assuming others share one"s own perspective: seen even in adults (keysar, et al. , put the small candle below the truck (in the boxes, eyes move toward egocentric interpretation first.
