developemtal

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

developmental psychology refers to changes over a lifespan

Question 2

A01.1

Answer 2

dyslexia can explain how childhood developments can effect out cognitive ability in later life

dyslexia occurs in around 1 in 10 children
charachteristed by problems in learning to recognise and decode words at a level which matches their age

its first difficulty is learning letter sounds and names, this demonstrae=tes a problem in verbal STM- pohonolgical loop/ store, have difficulty learning to associate a word with the sound of the speech

it also effects their memory span and working memory capacity, and take longer to process meanings of words

Question 3

sebastian and hernandez gil, digit span increases as older

Answer 3

supporting from Sebastian and hernandez gil
ages 5-6 3.46
ages 6-8 4.64
ages 17-5.91
alzheimers patients and control elderly same as 5 year olds

Question 4

A03.1

Answer 4

strength: alloway et al go back over

weakness: find it hard to differentiate what the exact role memory plays in dyslexia because there is a range of imparments and may also have other disabilities too like ADHD

Question 5

A01.2

Answer 5

alzheimers
memory loss
thinking, problem solving and language difficulties
dysfunctions in WM- central executive

badly duel tasks, young, elderly and Alzheimers verbal and visual tasks separately and together.
issue doing tasks together

weakness: cant study CE on its own could be a diff imparment

Question 6

application

Answer 6

cognitive stimulation therapy , treat alzhimers, old songs or looking at old photos