SMC103Y1 Chapter Notes -Object Permanence, Animism, Propositional Calculus
11 Apr 2013
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Chapter three: cognitive developments - piaget"s and vygotsky"s theories. Piaget"s theory of cognitive development (129 - 164) Clinical interview method: asking children to explain answers and reasoning. Schemes: physical actions w. mental operations and theory. Physical knowledge: knowing the attributes of the objects. Logico-mathematical knowledge: mental construction of relationships (observing and experiment) Organization and adaptation: organize and adapt behavior. Assimilation and accomodation: mold new information into schemes and changing existing schemata. Factors affecting children"s cognitive development: maturation of physical, physical experience w. evn"t, social transmission of knowledge, equilibrium - innate tendency to keep cognitive structure in balance. Stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor: goal-directed behavior and object permanence. Object permanence: object exist even if its not there circular reactions: pleasure seeking goal-directed behavior: pre-operational: using symbols but lack logical operation. Representational thinking: use word for real object. Increase in numerosity and develop intuitive theories about world and they are unable to distinguish between living and non-living (animism)
