Cognition and development specification
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development: schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibration, stages of intellectual development. Characteristics of these stages, including object permanence, conservation, egocentrism and class inclusion.
Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, including the zone of proximal development and scaffolding.
Baillargeon’s explanation of early infant abilities, including knowledge of the physical world; violation of expectation research.
The development of social cognition: Selman’s levels of perspective-taking; theory of mind, including theory of mind as an explanation for autism; the Sally-Anne study. The role of the mirror neuron system in social cognition.

0:00 Intro
0:32 Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
4:21 Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development
6:30 Baillargeon’s explanation of early infant abilities
9:44 The development of social cognition
12:20 Theory of mind
16:41 Outro

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