PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Midlife Crisis, Muscular System, Jean Piaget

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Marcel Viens

Document Summary

Jean piaget identi ed different stages in the development of intelligence: Object permanence: between the ages of 6 and 8 months. Egocentrism: it"s dif cult for the child to adopt the viewpoint of others. The concept of conservation is not yet mastered. Theory of mind: people"s ideas about their own and other"s mental state - about their feelings, perceptions, and thoughts and the behaviour these might predict. Good mental representations, but still anchored in the concrete world. Our reasoning expands from the purely concrete to include abstract thinking. By age 7, child thinks in words by internalizing its cultures language through socialization. Kohlberg believed in their different stages when it came to developing morality: Morality of self interest: kids obey either to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards. Caring for other/respecting authority, rules, and laws because they are there. Recognition of people"s rights/an understanding of ethical principles.