Cognitive development pt 3

lecture 3

Evaluation piaget’s theory

• large impact on our thinking about children’s intellectual growth

• critics believe he underestimated children’s abilities at various ages

Criticism 1: Babies don’t seem to start with nothing

space and objects (C1)

the visual cliff (C1)

the effect of occlusion —> Habituation procedure (C1)

understanding of support (C1)

object permanence —> criticism of it (C1)

number and mathematical reasoning (C1)

Social cognition (C1)

Criticism 2 = Cognitive Development isn’t an all-or-nothing phenomenon

Numerical skills in preschoolers (C2)

counting

numerical reasoning

social cognition in preschoolers (C2)

egocentrism

egocentrism (C2)

theory of mind (C2)

other’s likes and dislikes (C2)

true and false beliefs (C2)

Did Piaget underestimate or overestimate children? How do we know?

What are the two main criticisms of Piaget’s theory?

Describe the ways in which babies can do more than Piaget thought.

Describe the ways in which cognitive development proceeds in more of a continuous way than what Piaget proposed.