Infant Cognitive 0-12 months

Question 1

What is object permenance?

Answer 1

• Learn that objects still exist even when disappear from view
• Understand a picture represents an object

Question 2

Describe Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Theory

Answer 2

• Build schemas through direct interaction with environment
• Change occurs through adaptation
• Assimilation and Accomodation: link schemas together to develop cognitive system
• Four Stages
  1) Sensorimotor
  2) Pre operational
  3) Concrete operational
  4) Formal operational

Question 3

Describe sensorimotor stage

Answer 3

Repeating chance behaviours (visual/motor/auditory response)