Baillargeon’s Explanation Of Early Infant Abilities;

Question 1

✅ [BAILLARGEON] Overcomes methodological issues in PIAGET’S experiment

Answer 1

TASK WAS LESS DEMANDING THEN PIAGET’S WHICH REQUIRED WORKING MEMORY AND MOTOR SKILLS
Bowers and Wishart - study showed that similarly aged infants had object permanence by searching for objects in the dark
- acting in accordance to a principle doesn’t man they understand it - could be looking because its novelty

Question 2

✅ [Baillargeon] Physical Reasoning System (PRS) suggests innate abilities

Answer 2

E: sucking and gripping mechanisms
- Hespos and Van Marle; found that infants all had an early understanding of solidity and cohesion.
- (+validity - acknowledges biological component!)

Question 3

X [BAILLARGEON] VOE findings could be explained by other factors

Answer 3

E: could be salience or individual difference in curiosity (-validity)