PSY 230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7&10: 18 Months, Egocentrism, Object Permanence
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Clinical interview (asked about something, response trigger next question: theory. De nition of intelligence: basic life function to help one adapt to the environment. Assumptions: individuals are active, curious and incentivized beginning at birth, factors related to cognitive growth. Maturation of nervous system, physical experience, social interaction: development occurs in a continuous fashion. Stages: the sensorimotor period (0 to 2, preparations (2 to 7, concrete operations (7 to 12, formal operations (12+, post-formal operations (18+) Essential components: content: current thoughts, actions, structure schema an organized pattern of thought or actions that constructs to interpret some aspect of one"s experience. Organizations an inborn tendency to combine and integrate schema into the correct bodies of knowledge. Sensorimotor intelligence (birth to 2 years: piaget"s stages. Primary circular reactions body: stage one (0-1 month): re exes, stage two (1-4 months): first adaptations & accommodations (sucking paci er, holding bottle)
