Developmental Psychology

The origins of knowledge have been a subject of philosophical debate, specifically the nature vs nurture argument. Plato, Aristotle, Locke, and Rousseau are some of the philosophers who have contributed to this debate.

Some major perspectives or theories on child development include Piaget's theory, which emphasizes cognitive development and stages, and theories that challenge Piaget, such as the poverty of experience theory and the object cognition theory.

Piaget's cognitive development theory includes the following stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

<p>Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible. According to Piaget, children fail to demonstrate object permanence during the sensorimotor stage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some challenges to Piaget's theory include the poverty of experience theory, the inconsistency of timeline theory, and the competence vs performance theory.</p> Signup and view all the answers