PSY210H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Ontogeny, Mnemonic, Observational Learning
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Cognitive development: piaget and vygotsky: cognition: the mental activity through which human beings acquire and process knowledge, perception, attention, learning, memory, reasoning. Substage 1: basic reflex activity (birth to 1 month: basic reflex activity: an infant"s exercise of and growing proficiency in the use of innate reflexes, focuses only on objects directly in front. Substage 4: coordination of secondary schemata (8 to 12 months: coordination of secondary schemata: an infant"s combination of different schemes to achieve a specific goal, child is able to plan deliberately to attain a goal. Begins to search for completely concealed objects: tendency to repeat old actions by searching where objects were previously hidden (a-not-b error) Piagetian concepts and social cognition: object permanence has relevance for development of self-recognition; conceiving of the self as an entity distinct from the environment and other people, views on egocentrism and perspective have implications of social cognition. Role taking: developing the ability to take different perspectives.
