physical world and spatial cognition

Question 1

What are the 2 main points of main body 1?

Answer 1

Object knowledge in infancy

1. How did researchers study infants’ understanding of objects?
2. Describe = Unity, Continuity, Solidity, Contact & Interia and Gravity/ Support

Question 2

What are the 3 main points of main body 2?

Answer 2

The core knowledge account

-What is it?

-Who proposed it = spelke

-What are signature limits of it = What are the limitations of infants’ object knowledge? What kinds of information about objects infants struggle
(or fail) to represent?

Question 3

What are the 4 main points of main body 3?

Answer 3

How young children represent spatial information

1. Describe egocentric and Allocentric for representing space
2. Can infants represent space allocentrically (Kaufman
   & Needham) pig test
3. Evaluate test
4. Language & space = by helping children understand the relevance of landmarks for encoding locations 2.by helping helps children to integrate different forms of spatial information, such as landmarks and layout geometry, into one coherent representation of space.