I studied Piagetian Cognitive Development Theory in 1976. The youngsters neural network has figured out that it, the neural network, is in a very challenging position, and his WernIcke/Broca areas haven’t the experience to fabricate an explanation suitable to ‘talk itself’ out of a recognizably precarious situation. The boy’s amygdala is stimulating the release of cortical steroids, stress that hinders clear thinking. To say that the young man is lying, rather than telling the truth is being overly judgemental. Lying is a complex concept. If blatant lying, and getting caught is a sure sign of preoperational development, then a lot of people still in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development have voted for presidents firmly anchored in the preoperational stage!
I studied Piagetian Cognitive Development Theory in 1976. The youngsters neural network has figured out that it, the neural network, is in a very challenging position, and his WernIcke/Broca areas haven’t the experience to fabricate an explanation suitable to ‘talk itself’ out of a recognizably precarious situation. The boy’s amygdala is stimulating the release of cortical steroids, stress that hinders clear thinking. To say that the young man is lying, rather than telling the truth is being overly judgemental. Lying is a complex concept. If blatant lying, and getting caught is a sure sign of preoperational development, then a lot of people still in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development have voted for presidents firmly anchored in the preoperational stage!