FMST 312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Phonics, Long-Term Memory, Automaticity
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Chapter 2 - (2 of 2: cognitive theories: (1) piaget, (2) vygotsky, and (3) information processing, piaget"s cognitive-developmental theory (concepts in bold) Piaget was interested in investigating how humans logically reason from infancy to adolescence. Piaget believed that maturation or age set the parameters for what was possible in terms of logical thinking (nature). However, he also believed that other factors (beyond maturation) played a role. Age kind of determines what you"re capable of doing, having a good teacher or practicing doesn"t change anything. Piaget stated that humans sort information acquired from everyday discovery into their mental schemas. According to piaget, our minds consist of an infinite number of schemas, which guide how we perceive, interpret, explore, and understand our expereinces. Finally, piaget stated that information we acqure from our everyday experiences is either assimilated or accommodated into our schemes. Contrasting the two mechanisms that result in schematic growth:
