Lectures 11 and 12 Flashcards
Sensory Register
Represents sights and sounds directly and stores them briefly
Working/Short Term Memory
Holds limited amount of info which facilitates memory and problem solving
Central executive
Coordinates incoming info with info in this system, controls attention, selects, applies, and monitors the effectiveness of strategies
During the first year, infants pay attention to
novel events
During toddlerhood, children become capable of..
intentional behavior and sustained attention improves
Information processing is…
an explanation or theory of cognitive development and learning that is consistent with piaget’s theory
Information processing is a precise model of…
Human information processing, storage, and retrieval
Information processing is an active model of
managing and understating information
infant’s memories increase dramatically during
infancy and toddlerhood
infants memories start off as…. and move toward
context dependent to context free
by 6 months infants can..
categorize based on two features
infantile amnesia
can’t recall events before age 3
Elements of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
Social interaction during learning
experiences, lead to:
Complex mental activities
Voluntary attention
Deliberate memory
Categorization, leading to classification
Problem solving
(CVDCP)
Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
Social contexts (other people) contribute to cognitive development.
imaginative play begins at
2 years
