Class 10 Flashcards
Piaget’s theory
kids have to build knowledge from scratch
- stages (descriptive, the when)
- construction of knowledge (explanatory, the how)
- interactionist model
Assimilation
expanding existing scheme to incorporate new info
- could result in cognitive error
- ex. calling a horse a dog
Accomodation
modify existing scheme to incorporate new info
- secondary process
Paigets 4 stages
saw as universal and invariant (maybe different ages tho)
1) sensorimotor (0-2)
2) pre-operational (2-7)
3) concrete operational (7-11)
4) formal operational (11+)
reflex activity
0-1 month, just reflexes
- no object permanance
primary circular reactions
1-4 months
- first non-reflexive schemes but with own body
- will look for objects
secondary circular reactions
4-8 months
- aim to repeat satisfying actions beyond own body
- might search for object
coordination of secondary circular reactions
8-12 months
- 2+ actions to achieve goals
- intentional
- start to see true problem solving
- A not B error, will look where they saw it previously, not last
tertiary circular reactions
12-18 months
- trial + error experimentation
- will search but struggle with invisible displacement
mental representations
18-24 months
- symbolic thought, mentally represent objects
- yes, object permanance
pre-operations
age 2-7
- use symbols to mentally represent experiences
- limits to logical thinking
- egocentrism, centration
egocentrism
animistic thinking - assign life to inanimate objects
perspective taking - view from their own POV
centration
only attend to one aspect (ax. only height, not width)
theory of mind
understanding that mental states are not shared
- different people have different views
- helps to understand others thoughts, behaviour, etc
- 18 months - others can have different preferences
- 4-5 years - others can hold false beliefs
- 7 years - differing interpretations
