PSYC 354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuroconstructivism, Preformationism, Metatheory

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 354
• Professor: Jeremy Carpendale

Document Summary

With social understanding we take it for granted because we are so immersed into it. Its like fish in water, they are the last to understand the concept of water. Worldviews: the assumptions on which theories are based, metatheoretical its important to understand how children learn not just when they learn certain things: theory & philosophy. #1 to express ourselves both share a world view from inside and outside requires account at level of genetics & neuroscience. Theory and method: diary studies one way to study this is to use diary studies. Learning in social routines-learning how to operate their world. It is also a form of communication, based on routine activities: pointing functions to communicate to make requests, direct attention. 2 views of social understanding: beginning from the individual first person subjective experience. Problem of other minds"-decartes that we see other bodies walk around how do we know other people have minds.