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Psych 101 (Monday, 02/06/2006, 3rd Period)
CLASS IS CLOSED FOR GRADING.
The door's closed to minimize disruptions from the hallway. Jenny's got fresh fruit and coffee for her students today, and is standing at the front of the classroom when they arrive, ready to lecture.
"Today, we're talking about developmental psychology, which is the study of, you guessed it, psychological development throughout a person's life. First off, we're going to look at the cognitive development of children per the theories of Piaget. In other words, how do children think? How does a child's mind grow? This was what Jean Piaget studied. Once upon a time? People thought kids were little mini-adults in cognition and they expected kids to behave like grown-ups. Nope, no such thing. A child grows and learns, and eventually develops the same thought patterns as an adult.
One of the things Piaget looked at was how a child conceptually organizes the world. The concepts a kid comes up with? Heck, they're how we all organize the world. They're called schemas. Babies start out with really simple ones--like schemas for sucking on a pacifier or how to grab their mommy's thumb.
There are two ways we use our schemas, and how we adjust them. First off, we assimilate new experiences into our existing schemas. A little kid may get the idea that all four-legged animals are dogs. Well, not so much, right, but how's he gonna know? He'll learn. With experience, the kid's going to realize that some four-legged animals are, say, cats. Then he accommodates his schema--adjusts it to fit the new information in there. Voila!
Now, one big thing Piaget came up with was his stages of cognitive development. I've got them on the board for you."
"Also, got a handout with some additional explanation of Piaget's theories. And some definitions on the terms in the stuff on the board, since I know you guys are going to want to know this stuff, right? Okay, so, let's talk about cognitive development."
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The door's closed to minimize disruptions from the hallway. Jenny's got fresh fruit and coffee for her students today, and is standing at the front of the classroom when they arrive, ready to lecture.
"Today, we're talking about developmental psychology, which is the study of, you guessed it, psychological development throughout a person's life. First off, we're going to look at the cognitive development of children per the theories of Piaget. In other words, how do children think? How does a child's mind grow? This was what Jean Piaget studied. Once upon a time? People thought kids were little mini-adults in cognition and they expected kids to behave like grown-ups. Nope, no such thing. A child grows and learns, and eventually develops the same thought patterns as an adult.
One of the things Piaget looked at was how a child conceptually organizes the world. The concepts a kid comes up with? Heck, they're how we all organize the world. They're called schemas. Babies start out with really simple ones--like schemas for sucking on a pacifier or how to grab their mommy's thumb.
There are two ways we use our schemas, and how we adjust them. First off, we assimilate new experiences into our existing schemas. A little kid may get the idea that all four-legged animals are dogs. Well, not so much, right, but how's he gonna know? He'll learn. With experience, the kid's going to realize that some four-legged animals are, say, cats. Then he accommodates his schema--adjusts it to fit the new information in there. Voila!
Now, one big thing Piaget came up with was his stages of cognitive development. I've got them on the board for you."
Birth - 2 years | Sensorimotor - Experiencing the world through senses and actions such as looking, touching, mouthing. | Developmental milestones - Object permanence, stranger anxiety. |
2 - 6 years | Preoperational - Representing things with words and images, but lacking logical reasoning. | Developmental milestones - Ability to pretend, egocentrism. |
7 - 11 years | Concrete operational - Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations. | Developmental milestones - Conservation, Mathematical transformations. |
12 years - adult | Formal operational - Abstract reasoning | Developmental milestones - Scientific reasoning, potential for mature moral reasoning. |
"Also, got a handout with some additional explanation of Piaget's theories. And some definitions on the terms in the stuff on the board, since I know you guys are going to want to know this stuff, right? Okay, so, let's talk about cognitive development."
Useful Links:
Ms. Calendar's Voice Mail
Ms. Calendar's E-Mail
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