Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Genetic Epistemology, Object Permanence, Egocentrism

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Chapter 7: cognitive development: piaget"s theory, case"s neo-pigetian theory, and. Cognition: activity of knowing and the mental processes used to acquire knowledge and solve problems. Cognitive development: changes that occur in these mental skills and abilities over the course of life. Accomodation: modify existing schemes to interpret new experiences. Organization: rearranging existing schemes into more complex ones. Develop of imitation- deferred imitation though to emerge 18-24 mo. Develop of object permanence- things still exist when hidden (a not b error) Our mental states are not always accessible to others. More logical thinking about real objects and experiences (conservation, reversibility, relational logic (mental seriation, transitive inference): formal-operational stage. Thinking more rational and systematic about abstract concepts and hypothetical events. Attempted to explain not just describe not just describe development. Provided overview of changes in thinking influenced other areas of development research (social, emotional) inspired much research.

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