PSYC 311 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Object Permanence, Egocentrism, Cierva C.4
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Piaget"s theory of cognitive development: influences on development. A. 1. our thinking processes change radically, though slowly, from birth to maturity because we constantly strive to make sense of the world. Changes of thinking - biological maturation, activity, social experience and equilibration. Biological maturation (a. 2. a. 1) unfolding of the biological changes that are. Activity (a. 2. b. 1) acting on the environment and learning from it. Social experience (a. 2. c. 1) learning from others: basic tendencies in thinking. B. 1. all species inherit two basic tendencies, or invariant functions. If people encounter something that is too unfamiliar, they may ignore it. The act of searching for a balance (b. 1. b. 3. b. ii. a) Operational: actions that are carried out and reversed mentally rather than physically. Example: pretending to drink from an empty cup or touching a comb to their hair, showing that they know what each object is for (c. 2. b. 3) has difficulty with past and future thinks in the present. (c. 2. b. 4)
