PSYC 4070 Chapter : Chapter 5 PSYC 4070 Revised Spring 2008
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Infants how do they acquire knowledge? thru direct motor behavior i. e. , infants learn by doing they touch, taste, smell, etc. * we typically learn by having facts communicated 2 us. * says children pass thru series of universal stages. * stages are: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. * says fixed order 2 stages can"t skip any. * both physical maturation & relevant experiences allow movemt b/t stages w/developmt infants experience changes in understanding about what can/can"t occur in world. Physical maturation you have to be able to explore to learn: say developmt is a gradual process. Steady shift of behav as child moves 2 next stage of cog developmt - (behav changes as 1 cognitively advances) * initially reflexes/senses determine interaction w/world (i. e. , they are the center of cognitive life) Ex- sucking reflex - sucking provides info. about objects. * soon cognitive processes shift 2 curiosity of outside world (i. e. , want 2 explore their environmt)
