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UnitTwoPsychology

UnitTwoPsychology

1.Whatcanyoudo?

1.1Backgroundinformation

TermsDefinitions

psychology

cognitivedevelopment

emotiondisplay

1.2WordExpansion

1.2.1Wordfamily

n.v.adj.adv.

perception

presumption

incorporate

assimilate

universally

1.2.2Derivative

rootsDerivatives

clude

psych

2.Let’sread

Piaget’sTheoryofCognitiveDevelopment

AccordingtochildpsychologistJeanPiaget,themindassimilatesnewinformationbyfirst

attemptingtoincorporateitintoone’sexistingviewoftheworld.Sometimes,newinformation

isincompatiblewithaperson’sestablishedworld-view.Whenthishappens,itisnecessaryto

analyzeandmodifythinkingpatternsinordertointegratethenewinformation.Inhiswork

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withchildren,Piagetobservedthattheythinkdifferentlyastheygrow.Hethereforeconcluded

thataperson’sabilitytoprocessnewinformationincreaseswithmaturation.Piagetbelieved

thatthiscognitivedevelopmentoccursuniversallyamongchildrenandthatitprogresses

throughfourstages.

Frombirthuntilabouttheageoftwo,childrenexperiencethesensorimotorstage.Thename

ofthisstagederivesfromthefactthatinformationisgainedthroughsensoryperceptionsand

motoractivities.Actionslikeseeing,touching,orsuckingenablechildreninthesensorimotor

stageofdevelopment