PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Prosocial Behavior, Harry Harlow, Dishabituation
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10. 2 infancy and childhood: cognitive and emotional development. Piaget observed and tested his children"s abilities from infancy onwards. Cognitive development the study of changes in memory, thought, and reasoning processes that occur throughout the lifespan assimilation and accommodation: Assimilation a conservative process, whereby ppl fit new info into the belief systems they already possess. Accommodation a creative process whereby ppl modify their belief structures based on experience. Cognitive development passes through four distinct stages: (0-2 (2-7. Cognitive experience is based on direct, sensory years) experience with the world as well as motor movements living in the material that allow infants of interact with the world. Object world permanence is the significant developmental milestone of this stage. Thinking move beyond the immediate appearance of objects. The child understands physical conversation and that symbol, language, and drawings can be used to represent ideas.
