Cognition

Question 1

Define information processing center.

Answer 1

The brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information much like a computer

Question 2

List all of piagets stages of cognition

Answer 2

: Involve schemas and assimilation vs. accommodation.
Sensorimotor: 0 ® 2 yrs. Child manipulates the
environment to meet physical needs through circular
reactions. Object permanence develops at the end of
this stage.
Preoperational: 2 ® 7 yrs. Pretend play, symbolic
thinking so they learn to talk, egocentrism & centration.
Concrete Operational: 7 ® 11 yrs. Understands the
feelings of others. Conservation develops. Math.
Formal Operational: 11 years and older. Abstract
thought and problem solving. Moral reasoning.