FRHD 2280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Jean Piaget, Sarcasm, Abstraction

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Carol Anne Hendry

Document Summary

Swiss psychologist know for his theories of cognitive and moral development. Looked at age group wrong answers to questions to analyze their thinking. Chapter 3 summary: he noticed similar thinking stratagies associated with general age groups. Put the idea of stages forward, saying someone in a certain stage can only think and perform up to a certain level of ability. P(cid:396)oposed the (cid:862)cog(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e- developmental app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h(cid:863), a(cid:271)ilities de(cid:448)elop th(cid:396)ough ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272)ally (cid:271)ased de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, (cid:449)ith the environment having little influence. Proposed concept of schemes to organize and interpret information: assimilation new information is altered to fit into a current scheme, accommodation changing a scheme to adapt to new information. Relative stages (have some variation from person to person) Learn to coordinate sensory activities with motor activities. Capable of using mental operations (in immediate experiences) Capable of logic and abstract thinking (hypotheticals) & can think about thinking (metacognition) Abstract thinking thinking of symbols, ideas, & concepts.