Kinesiology 3347A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Puzzle Video Game, Object Permanence, Operant Conditioning

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3347A/B
• Professor: Ben Kajaste

Document Summary

Changes in cognitive skills over the 1st 2 yrs are highly consistent across environments (location, ses) 2 yo. are still a long way from cognitive maturity, but they have taken several important steps towards that goal. Sensorimotor stage = infants use info from their senses & motor actions to learn about the world incl. 1, 2, & 3 circular rxns = infants progressively gain experience of himself & surroundings. By 18-24 mo. , infant has the beginnings of mental representation. Object permanence = understanding that objects continue to exist when they cannot be seen. Babies acquire this gradually during the sensorimotor stage. = rudimentary expectations shown by surprise when an object disappears (peek-a-boo) substage 2. = look for partially hidden object substage 3. = reaching for or searching for a toy that is hidden substage 4. Imitation = infants imitating the actions of others. = imitate actions they see themselves make (hand gestures)