PY - Psychology PY 100S Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Midlife Crisis, Day Care, Cognitive Development
24 Oct 2016
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Development: discuss the criticisms of piaget"s theory of cognitive development, and discuss the information processing approach as an alternative to piaget"s theory. Infants know a lot more and know it sooner than piaget ever thought. Young babies have object permanence and infants demonstrate cognitive ability. They also develop mental representations earlier but could be programmed or constructed. Changes from one period to the next are less consistent and global than piaget thought. The studies suggest that children"s knowledge and mental strategies develop at different ages in different areas and in pockets rather than global understanding. Cognitive development can be thought of as rising and falling waves rather than fixed periods: define temperament. Describe the different behavior exhibited by easy, difficult, and slow- to-warm-up babies. Temperament: individual"s basic, natural disposition that is evident from infancy. Attachment: deep, affectionate, close and enduring relationship with a person with whom a baby has shared many experiences.
