PSY 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget
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Information processing: continuous look, when does selective attention mature etc, we have approaches that look at different types of information processes, when various processes mature. Na ve theories: children are not blank slates when born, already have expectations about how the world works, if we change those expectations, infants will act surprised. Theory of mind (tom: basis of empathy, age 4, being able to put in peoples shoes. Temperament: we have the building blocks to personality on day 1, basic temperament can drive you to different outcomes. Consistently attentive when a child brings you there concern. Good in a safe society: insecurely attached kid: does not move. When we say leave me alone now, variable schedule. Helps in unsafe countries, where children could be kidnapped. Want to put their child"s needs on a priority, take a back seat themselves: low support. Children are an afterthought, parent comes first: high behavioral regulation. Having something happen when a rule is broken.
