PSYC 4070 Chapter : Psych 4070 Chapter 5
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Infants how do they acquire knowledge: through direct motor behavior, i. e. , infants learn by doing they touch, taste, smell, etc. * we typically learn by having facts communicated to us. * says children pass thru series of universal, fixed stages. * stages are: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, operational, and formal operational. * says fixed order to stages can"t skip any. * both physical maturation & relevant experiences allow movement between stages. With development infants experience changes in understanding about what can/can"t occur in world: object permanence-an object is not gone just because they cannot see it anymore, say development is a gradual process. Steady shift of behavior as child moves to next stage of cognitive development - (behavior changes as one cognitively advances) * initially reflexes/senses determine interaction w/world (i. e. , they are the center of cognitive life) Ex- sucking reflex - sucking provides information about objects.
