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DP: Structuralism vs information processing
piaget vs info processing
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Psychology
Graduate
10/15/2012

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Piaget's assumptions
Definition
organismic, holistic, intelligence is structured organized whole, not an IQ score- mental operations that are qualitatively different and complex
children are active in guiding their own development, innately curious, and learn by interacting with environment
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scheme
Definition
organized system of behavior, repeatable and reliable
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Piaget's methods
Definition
descriptive, naturalistic observation (didn't have experiments, sample selection, stats or peer review)
Term
genetic epistomology
Definition
use findings of scientific knowledge from child development to generalize to the development of knowledge in population, broader origin of knowledge/ philosophy
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four stages of Piagetan development
Definition
1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
3. Concrete Operations
4. Formal operations
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sensorimotor stages
Definition
1. Reflexes
2. Primary circular reactions
3. Secondary circular reactions
4. Coordination of secondary schemes
5. Tertiary circular reactions
6. Beginning of thought
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preoperational stages
Definition
use symbols with language, thought not constrained/ organized by operations, no internal structure or organization of schemes
preconcepts, trandsductive thinking. individual unrelated symbols and schemes (not integrated yet), then to intuitive stage (trial and error, know by chance)
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Piaget's mechanisms of development
Definition
child-centered
spontaneous
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5 types of preoperational thought
Definition
egocentricism, animism, rigidity of thought (states, not transformation), semilogical thinking (magical thinking), limited social cognitive (no perspective taking)
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concrete operations
Definition
rules in preop organized into whole, conservation, class inclusion, egocentricism diminished, theory of mind, still limited b/c abstract not available
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formal operations
Definition
concrete operations integrated, identity, negation, reciprocal, correlative, abstract, theoretical, deductive, scientific reasoning
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information processing
Definition
memories are stored in different parts of system, doesn't account for change or growth, metamemory
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sensory memory
Definition
fraction of a second, iconic/ echoic (visual/ auditory) easily attend to relevant only, if not we would be overwhelmed/ overstimulated
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short term memory
Definition
7 +- 2; 2-30 seconds unless you operate on it, maintenance rehearsal, chunking, interference is biggest threat, problems with attending/ inhibiting, conscious, increases with IQ/ fluid intelligence
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long term memory
Definition
encode, elaborate rehearsal- link together disjointed pieces of info
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development and info processing
Definition
brain structures more sophisticated with development, better memory
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info processing learning
Definition
acquisition of information by processing through STM to LTM
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