Lecture points midterm 2 Flashcards
what did Piaget believe about child development
rejected nature vs nurture debate
constructivsm
knowledge begins with active interaction, starts from the self - motor activity important
we develop a mental picture of the world
constructivism
build mental maps of the world
sponge metaphor and piaget
children like sponges soaking up info
worng according to piaget - all about integrating new info into the old
explain the world is round example
we create representations of the world connected to out previous knowledge
so teaching earth is round children tend to draw pictures of a circle with people at the bottom and clouds at the top or person stood on a flat pancake
vagueness and confusion over word round
so integrate with what they know / see around them every day
explain driver passenger example
driver has a better mental map of the surroundings than passenger
active construction
why is teahcing difficult
the curse of knowledge
we assume everyone knows what we know
whar are schemas
frameworks for interpreting and responding to experience
can be mental or physical
as we get older we get more abstract schemas (also more mental than physical0
software analogy - what we do with info inputs
example of baby with a book schemas
when young - put in mouth to explore
when older try to read and think
cognitive development and schemas
cognitive development takes place as we try to connect experiences and schemas
what is assimilation
fit observations into existing schema
what is accomodation
change schemas to fit observations
dad points to photo and says that is you to a young child
assimilation view point?
accomodation viewpoint?
(also trusted friend cheating example)
accomodation = develop ways to think about pictures. friend never trustworthy assimilation = parent is joking, this (physical me) is me. friend was protecting me or some rubbish
belief intrenchment in politics is an example of
assimilation
making an exception is probably an exmaple of
schema change
name piaget 4 stages of development
sensorimotor
preoperational
concrete operations
formal operations
age of sensorimotor
0-2
age of preoperational
2-7
age of concrete operations
7-12
age of formal operations
12+
overview of sensorimotor stage
knowledge based on motor and senses
baby limited to immediate sensory experiences
sensorimotor experience fosters cognitive development
sensorimotor tables at some preschools eg sand and water play
name the sensorimotor substages
reflex activities
primary circular reactions
secondary circular reactions
coordination of secondary circualr reactions
tertiary circular reactions
cognitive advancements (overlaps into preoperational stage)
reflex activity
- when
- what
0-1 month baby has reflex schema -looking, sucking, hearing grasping -process info -slowly modified by infant so reflexes where you take things in from the world, not simple babinski
primary circular reactions
- when
- what
1-4 months
pleasureable response to own body
loop of doing something over and over because you like it
eg sucking fingers and toes, blowing spit bubbles
class video - baby sucking top lip to make a squeaking sound
seconday circular reactions
- when
- what
pleasurable response centered around objects and events in th external world
eg rattles
coordination of secondary ciruclar reactions
- when
- what
8-12 months combines previously aquired schrmas to reach goal (means end behaviour) eg will lift cover to find toy Piaget thinks this shows object permanence bye bye wave pulls cloth towards self to reach imitates action similar to schema a not b error
piaget and object permanence
pre 8 months babt wont reach for an object they can’t see
piaget said this was due to object permanence - baby thinks things only exist when they can see it
video demonstrating object permanence
7 month old fails
toy played with
then put under cover
baby doesn’t look or doesn’t know where it is
-motor skills not advanced?
-adult took it off so why would baby look?
-cannot be bothere?
not necessatily lack of object permanence
the 9 month old
will lift blanket when toy put under it
A not B error - class video
baby reluctant to give toy back to experimenter
hidden twice on right side
then hidden left
baby goes to the right to find toy
Piaget said because a not b error
or pattern fomring, operant conditioning, habit of the baby
tertiary circular reactions
- when
- what
12-18 months
active experimentation
no a not b error
variations on a theme - not same repetitive behvaiour over and over again
little experimenter stage
eg kid eating will throw things on the floor to see what happens
also learn social aspects of their behaviour - eg what will mum vs dad do if i drop this
cognitive exploration
can be very annoying!
cognitive advancement
- when
- what
seen at end of sensorimotor stage or preoperational stage (18+ months)
child not limited to immediate experience
-delayed imitation
-visual imagery in problem solving
-symbolic play
what was one of piaget’s methods (wouldn’t fly today)
studied own children
piaget child example of delayed imitation
piaget’s child throws fake tantrum after watching another kid throw one the day before
had remembered what had happened and re-created it herself
example of using visual imagery in problem solving
door open
flower pot in way of door closing so must move vase to be able to shut door
piaget’s daughter knew to move vase before closing the door as could imagine what would happen
didn’t have to physically try to find out
what are the lmiitations of preoperational thought
centration - the child can only focus on one aspect of a problem or object eg class inclusion
are there more blue flowers or flowers
also fail conservation tasks
explain conservation tasks and examples from class
number, mass and volume
video = liquid
coins on a tabl - girl even counts first time but for some reason doesn’t second time and gets tricked
graham cracker - one for you, two for me… but if i just split yours in half = now we have the same
what can make conservation tasks hard
child often won’t agree the start point is equal - eg have to negotiate two pieces of playdough are the same size
also repeatedly asking them which is bigger = problematic as measn one must be bigger
piaget thought all conservation tasks were..
equal
not true
tend to better in number tasks earlier
in industry today use conservation of volume to trick shoppers
what is aminism and what stage is it associated
child attributes animate properties to inanimate objects
another preoperational problem
eg piaget chat of why does the sun move - is because it is alive and following us
or is child teeling an imaginary story to us? also remember we draw the sun with a face = not particularly helpful
also leading questions
piaget claimed just because child = illogical at this point
explain thematic categorization and how kids get it wrong
load of shapes
asked to group them
kids in preoperational stage will make a pretty picture with them
egocentrism in preoperational stage
fail to take another’s perspective into account
eg will cover own eyes during hide and seek
3 mountain task - what can the doll see sat on the other side
according to piaget - egocentrism is purely cognitive
concrete operations stage
- when
- what
7-12 yo understand reversible logic systems -not fooled by superficial appearance -can think about multiple dimensions logical categorization now - taxomic groupings so no more pretty pictures with shapes
formal operations stage
- when
- what
12+
reason about abstract ideas
can reason hypothetically and systematically
-pendulum problem (eg only length of string in a swinging pendulum matters)
logic games - become mini scientists and change one variable at a timeto figure out cause
can understand abstract maths
abstract maths debate
when should we start getting kids to do abstract maths
only when ready or earlier so they gte used to seeing it
class video - what if someone had no thumbs
kids of various ages what if we had no thumbs
little kids = very phyiscal / simple answers = couldn’t do a thumbs up
vs older kids = globalised reasoning as can actualy imagine this situation
maybe why adolescents love sci-fi
key conclusions from piaget
children actively construct knowledge
- importance of active discovery
- importance of engaging in meaningful activities
- child is not a vessel to be filled with facts
major headline as to what piaget got wrong
understimated childs abliities
tasks were too hard for what they were trying to show!
video = test of object permanence younger kids pass
2 possibilities - swing door hits box so comes back earlier or impossible/ magical event box gets squashed as door swings all the way through it
4 month old babies look longer at the impossible event
how do we use looking times
we look longer at stuff that is surprising
so from surprise we can infer expectation
but must control conditions carefully
object permanence variation babies pass (object searching one)
babies look for objects when put in darkness over simple put a cover over it
how to disrupt a not b error
put a weight on babies wrist
this disrupts the habit and more likely to look in the right place as is taken off autopilot
underestimation of perspective taking abilities in young children
even 24 month olds have some perspective taking abilities
adults enter room looking for an object
children saw two toys, but only one of which they could see
by 24 months they give the experimenter the object the experimenter cannot see (but the baby can)
or hold squirrel teddy so everyone else can see
the development of perspective taking is…
longer than piaget thought
older childern and adults still have difficulties
eg give too little info (blue star - when there are two, a big one and a little one)
or give too much information (a big red star when there is only one red star)