PSYC2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Egocentrism, Intersubjectivity
15 Mar 2016
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Cognition: the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. Constructive approach: piaget"s view of cognitive development, in which children discover, or construct, virtually all knowledge about their world through their own activity. Schemes: in piaget"s theory, specific psychological structures, or organized ways of making sense of experience, that changes with age. Mental representation: an internal depiction of information that the mind can manipulate, including images and concepts. Adaption: in piaget"s theory, the process of building schemes through direct interaction with the environment. Consists of two complementary activities: assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation: in piaget"s theory, that part of adaptation in which the external world is interpreted in terms of current schemes. Accommodation: in piaget"s theory, that part of adaptation in which new schemes are created or old ones adjusted to produce a better fit with new environment. Equilibration: in piaget"s theory, the back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium that produces more effective schemes.
