Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Jean Piaget, Conceptual System, Object Permanence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Prof

Document Summary

Piaget : they think differently than adults : qualitative. Period of formal operations (11 years + ) Nothing exists apart from child"s own perceptions and motor reactions. Look at organization of sensory and motor reactions. Coordination of activities not present until 5 months (both hands 7 months ) Child can imitate, but only if actions just produced. Importance of sensory (visual) feedback e. g stick out tongue. Representational thought: external world exists, represented by some symbol. Object permanence : what representational thought is objects retain their permanence even after they are taken away the crow and food or peek-a-boo. Rules not fully acquired until age 7. Inability to think in abstract rules e. g a 4-year old fails on conservation task : a classic task designed by piaget to prove that kids fail at this. Ex: conservation of volume : two identical jugs of blueberry juice : are they equal : yes: square jug vs.