Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Modular Form, Prefrontal Cortex, 18 Months

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: J Bruce Morton

Document Summary

Children seated in front of 2 different papier-m ch mountains were asked to indicate what a doll would see in viewing the array from various locations. 4-6 year olds showed considerable egocentrism in their responses they indicated that the doll"s view would be identical to their own. 6-9 year olds began to realize the doll"s perspective would differ, but they still had difficulty figuring out what the doll would actually see. 9-10 year olds were able to determine the doll"s perspective accurately: visual perspective taking develops in two phases. From late infancy until about 3 years. Children come to realize that their own and another"s view are not identical. Now children can determine the specific limitations of another"s view e. g. whether an object or picture another person sees will look right side up or not. Piaget stated that, the child knows nothing about the nature of thought .