PSYC 4070 Chapter : Ch 5
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We typically learn by having facts communicated 2 us. I. e. , infants learn by doing they touch, taste, smell, etc. Says children pass thru series of universal stages. Stages are: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, operational, and formal operational. Says fixed order to stages can"t skip any. Both physical maturation (you are able to further and further explore your environment & relevant. Experiences (grow with deeper intellectual thoughts and cognitive thinking) Allow movemt b/t stages w/ developmt infants experience changes in understanding about what can/can"t occur in world. Steady shift of behav as child moves 2 next stage of cog developmt - (behav changes as 1 cognitively advances) Soon cognitive processes shift 2 curiosity of outside world (i. e. , want 2 explore their environment) Initially reflexes/senses determine interaction w/world (i. e. , they are the center of cognitive life) Ex- sucking reflex - sucking provides info. about. Ex will drop spoon several time ea time will observe sounds it makes/observing what happens.
