PSYC 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Object Permanence, Prefrontal Cortex, Training Wheels
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Cognitive development- how can we acquire the ability to learn, think, communicate, and remember. Piaget stage theory: children are active learners through physical interaction with the world. Thoughts about the world= observations of it. New experiences-> must fit existing schema, if it does(cid:374)"t fit change is through assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation: same schema, absorb new info into current schema, happens within each (cid:862)stage(cid:863) Kid sees four-legged animal; his existing schema is his four-legged pet is a dog so the kid will call four-legged animal a dog. Accommodation- change or create, change new schema to make more compatible with new experience, child moves to next stage. Existing schema is his four legged he pet is a dog. Someone points out that this is a cat, so he realizes all four legged animals are not dogs. Focus on here and now (cid:862)out of sight, out of (cid:373)i(cid:374)d(cid:863) Lack of object permanence (understand objects exist even when out of view)
