PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Information Processing Theory, Primitive Reflexes, Depth Perception
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Cogniion refers to thinking, including language, learning, memory, and intelligence. Jean piaget was a pioneer in studying cogniive development in humans. More recent research has both validated and extended piaget"s ideas about infant"s cogniive abiliies. Piaget"s irst stage of cogniive development, characterized by learning through senses and motor acions. Intelligence of infants thinking through these senses . The irst 2 stages are examples of primary circular reacions: The second stage: irst acquired adaptaions (baby"s irst habits) change from relexes to deliberate acions repeated relexes provides informaion about what the body does and how it feels. Adaptation : of relexes and senses to the speciic context , taking in new informaion and responding to it becomes part of the thinking process. Example: a red tomato does not bounce like a red ball. Two relexes ensure sucking: nourish is why they suck: rooing relex / sucking relex. No accommodaion is needed to ensure these things take place.
