Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Jean Piaget, Epistemology, Object Permanence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Bruce Morton

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Intro: cognition: thought processes and mental activities, including; attention, memory, concept formation, and problem solving, that are evident from early infancy onward. Younger children seem to think differently than older children. Saw himself as a genetic epistemologist interested in the origins of knowledge from a developmental perspective: piaget promoted the idea that human thinking is characterized by adaptation and organization. Firm believer that children actively construct their knowledge of the world. Incorporating information into schemes through assimilation or accommodation: the outcome is a greater balance of knowledge about the world around them. The (cid:272)hild"s s(cid:272)he(cid:373)es a(cid:396)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)sta(cid:374)tl(cid:455) t(cid:396)a(cid:374)sfo(cid:396)(cid:373)ed, as this e(cid:395)uili(cid:271)(cid:396)iu(cid:373) is (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)uall(cid:455) dis(cid:396)upted. Towards the end of the sensorimotor period the actions become increasingly goal oriented and aimed at solving problems. The second stage of development in this theory, from approximately two to seven years of age, in which thought becomes symbolic in form.