PSY 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Egocentrism, Psy, Deductive Reasoning
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Jean piaget was a biologist with an interest in philosophy of nature and origins of knowledge. Believed children are naturally curious and constantly want to make sense of their experiences. Eager to construct their understanding of the world so they create theories (to. Assimilation: occurs when new experiences are readily incorporated into the existing make the world seem more predictable) theories of a child. A child whose family dog always licks her face and barks would assume that all dogs do the same thing, even when they may not (an incomplete theory) Accommodation: occurs when a child"s theories are modified based on experience. When the child first encounters a cat they will likely think of it as a dog until it meows instead of barks and rubs up against her instead of licking her. The revision of the theory to include the new animal= accommodation. When the child accommodates, they create a new theory about the new item.
