TEST 13 IN-PERSON NOTES

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TEST #3 IN-PERSON NOTES Development Focus ● Cognitive Development: This will examine how our thinking develops and changes. ❖ Piaget’s Theory ➔ Jean Piaget(biologist + psychologist): he suggests that we have schemas. ➔ Schemas: Piaget proposed that we develop schemas, which are mental blueprints or frameworks for understanding the world. ➔ Mental Digestion: Piaget viewed learning as a process of “mental digestion”, involving two key components. Assimilation: Incorporating new information into existing schemas. Example: Seeing a nectarine and initially thinking it's orange because it's a similar fruit. Accommodation: Modifying existing schemas or creating new ones to incorporate new information that doesn’t fit existing frameworks. Example: Realizing a nectarine is distinct from an orange and developing a separate schema for it. ➔ Piaget’s Stage Theory: Piaget proposed that individuals progress through four distinct stages of cognitive development, marked by significant shifts in how they think. Preoperational Stage (Ages 2-7) ➢ Characterized by the developing use of logic to reason through problems. ➢ A key demonstration of this stage is the conservation taks, where young children...