Developmental Psychology 20008 (Melb Uni) Lecture 4

Front 1

Piagets stages f sensory motor development. 1. E.............. r............... 2.p................ c.................r................ 3.s.................. c..................... r.....................4.c....................s.....................r.....................5.t.................c....................r..................6.t......f.........s..............

Back 1

Stage 1: Early reflexes Birth - 1 month
Stage 2: Primary Circular Reactions 1 - 4 months
Stage 3: Secondary Circular Reactions 4 - 8 months
Stage 4: Combines Secondary Circular Reactions 8 - 12 months
Stage 5: Tertiary Circular Reactions 12 - 18 months
Stage 6: The First Symbols 18 – 24 months

Front 2

detecting differences: Fontz (1950s) if babies constantly look @ one object over .............(must know what they are ..........at).

Back 2

another, looking. (experiment done in a viewing chamber, counted how many looks per object etc.)

Front 3

object permanence (p.........). definition.

Back 3

piaget, understanding that an object continues to exist, even when they can not be directly, seen, heard or touched.

Front 4

habituation

Back 4

is the process by which infants becomes uninterested in a stimulus and respond less to it after it is repeatedly presented to them.

Front 5

dis-habituation

Back 5

is an infants renewed interest in a stimulus (degree to which it invokes interprets).

Front 6

Spelke, initial knowledge- 6 suggestions.

Back 6

1. knowledge emerges early in development. 2. initial knowledge is domain specific. 3. initial knowledge is innate. 4. initial knowledge is constrained. 5. initial knowledge is constitutes the core of mature knowledge. 6. initial knowledge is task specific.