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Lectures 1 & 2: Cognitive Development & Piaget
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- 1DevelopmentThe sequence of physical and psychological changes that human beings undergo as they grow older
- 2Developmental PsychologyThe scientific study of age-related changes in behaviour, thinking, emotion and personality
- 3Cognitive Development processes-Memory
-Learning
-Attention
-Perception
-Thought
-Problem-solving - 4Four stages of development according to Jean Piaget-Sensorimotor stage
-Preoperational stage
-Concrete operational stage
-Formal operation stage - 5Sensorimotor stageBirth to 2 years
Linked to sensation & external stimulation
Cognition consists entirely of behaviour - 6Object permanence (sensorimotor stage)Birth to 3m-Look at visual stimuli
3m-show tracking
5m-Anticipate future position
8m-search for hidden object where they last found it
12m- search for hidden object where they last saw it (full development) - 7SchemaA mental representation or set of rules that defines a particular behaviour catergory
- 8AssimilationNew information is modified to fit with the existing schema a child already has
- 9AccomodationA schema is modified as a result of new information
- 10Representational thoughtThe ability to form a mental representation of something or of others behaviour
- 11Representational thought examples-Imitation
-Deferred imitation
-Symbolic play
-Representation of objects using words - 12Preoperational stage2 to 7 years
Develop to think logically as well as symbolically
Rapid increase in language, counting and object manipulation - 13ConservationThe understanding that specific properties of an object remain the same despite apparent changes or arrangement of the object(s)
e.g. height, weight, volume, number - 14EgocentrismThe belief that everyone sees the world in the same way you do (and therefore an inability to relate to and see other peoples perspectives)
- 15Concrete Operations Stage7 to 12 years
Logical analysis, but lack of abstract thinking or linking of ideas
Ability to empathise with others and understand cause-effect relations - 16Formal operations stage12 years upwards
Abstract reasoning and meta-cognition
Depends on exposure to scientific thinking
May never fully reach this stage
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- 100 level PSYC112 (Child Development) Flashcards on Lectures 1 & 2: Cognitive Development & Piaget, created by Becky Payne on 27/07/2016.
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