PSYC121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Eye Tracking, Pacifier, Dishabituation
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Operation - an internalized set of actions that are highly organised. They conform to certain rules and principles of logic. Object permanence - understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they cannot be directly seen, heard or touched. Egocentrism - the i(cid:374)a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to disti(cid:374)guish o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e else"s pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e. Centration - fo(cid:272)usi(cid:374)g o(cid:396) (cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s attention on one perceptually salient characteristic to the exclusion of all others. Irreversibility - the inability to mentally reverse an action. Schema - a pattern of knowledge stored in memory that organises information and guides the acquisition of new information. Metacognition - i(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:396)eased k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge a(cid:271)out ho(cid:449) o(cid:374)e"s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d (cid:449)o(cid:396)ks. A fixed time period very early in development during which certain behaviours optimally emerge. There is a neuropsychological basis for critical periods: strengthening vs. losing connections. Particularly important but not decisive periods in life to subsequent development. De(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologists stud(cid:455) i(cid:374)fa(cid:374)t"s pe(cid:396)(cid:272)eptual (cid:272)apa(cid:271)ilities (cid:271)(cid:455) e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g thei(cid:396) fa(cid:272)ial expressions and body movements.
