Psych 111 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I. Sleep disordersII. Hypnosis Outline of Current Lecture I. Developing through the life spanII. Cognitive developmentCurrent LectureI. Development during infancya. Walking13 monthsII. Cognitive development a. Four stages of cognitive developmenti. Sensorimotorii. Preoperationaliii. Concrete operationaliv. Formal operationalIII. Sensorimotor Stagea. Ages: birth-2 yearsb. Abilitiesi. Interact with the worldii. Small number of inborn reflexes1. Sucking2. Rooting (touch on cheek, baby will TURN TOWARDS that cheek)3. Grasping iii. All senses are operational1. Eyesight is poor at birth a. Little color visioni. Only bright, high contrast colorsb. Short distancesc. Develops rapidly during first 6 monthsiv. Object permanence1. Understanding that objects still exist when out of sightThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. Cannot understand this yet v. Sense of self1. Self is separate from environment and other people2. Recognizes self in mirrorIV. Preoperational Stagea. Ages: 2-7b. Abilitiesi. Improved ability to represent objects mentallyc. Egocentrismi. Inability to take another’s perspectived. Theory-of-mindi. Understanding that other do not know things that you know.e. Centrationi. Understanding that change in surface properties does not change more internal properties1. ConservationV. Concrete Operational Stagea. Ages 7-11b. Abilitiesi. Capable of mental operations required for reasoningii. Objects need to be physically presentVI. Formal operational Stagea. 11-adultb. Abilitiesi. Abstract reasoningii. Hypothetical thinking c. Most prominent changei. Frontal lobe development 1. Not fully developed until early
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