Baillargeon's Explanation of Infant Abilities (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Baillargeon's claim about infant abilities at birth
Baillargeon's claim about infant abilities at birth
Core knowledge/innate physical reasoning system
Violation of expectations: infant looking pattern
Violation of expectations: infant looking pattern
Look longer at impossible events than possible events
Age tested in Baillargeon's VoE studies
Age tested in Baillargeon's VoE studies
Under 8 months
Age in Baillargeon & Graber 1987 rabbit study
Age in Baillargeon & Graber 1987 rabbit study
5-6 months
Impossible event in rabbit study
Impossible event in rabbit study
Tall rabbit not visible in window (but should be)
Looking time: impossible vs possible (seconds)
Looking time: impossible vs possible (seconds)
33.07 vs 25.11 seconds
What rabbit study results suggest infants understand
What rabbit study results suggest infants understand
Object permanence
Piaget's claim: object permanence develops by age
Piaget's claim: object permanence develops by age
8 months of age
How Baillargeon contradicts Piaget
How Baillargeon contradicts Piaget
Shows object permanence earlier (5-6 months not 8+ months)
Limitation: generalisability of findings
Limitation: generalisability of findings
Lab settings, specific demographics limit wider application
Strength: empirical evidence provided
Strength: empirical evidence provided
Infants at 5-6 months understand object permanence (challenges Piaget)
Strength: controlled experiments enhance
Strength: controlled experiments enhance
Replicability and reliability of VoE paradigm