Memory Flashcards
explain the theory of mind.
developing of concepts of mental activity
-organization of facts
-understanding of predictions
-aids in social and competitions settings
what two prerequisite skills do u need to have to possess to understand the theory of mind?
-the ability to view self and others’ behaviours as intentional
-ability to take others perspectives
the content false belief task
if you see inside a Smarties box there are pencils
-a 3-year-old will think everyone knows there are pencils in the box
-a 4-year-old will think people will think there are smarties in the box
Location false belief task
-there are two people and two baskets. one person puts the ball under the basket one. leaves room
-a second person takes the ball out of basket one and put it into basket two
-where will person one look first for the ball?
-3-year-olds will fail and old will pass
sources of failure in belief tasks
-dual representation (failure in representing both current and previous location at the same time)
-poor executive functioning (difficulty in regulating behaviour)
Rovee and collier experiment
-ribbons were tied to babies’ feet and then connected to a mobile, when the babies kicked the mobile would spin
-the mobiles were then taken away
-and when reinstated weeks later they would still kick when seeing the mobile.
-contextual cues made the babies remember faster
Fuzzy trace theory
giving a lot of words of the same overall context, so u would assume that a word associated with that other word would be said
-7 year olds the best at this
-older people try and remember the gist of the words to give there brain a shortcut
how are children with Eye witness testimony?
poor
-slight facial changes and viewpoints can change their answers
what is external parahernalia
attention grabbers which can be used to confuse a child on a eye witness task
why are children poor at remembering details in events?
limitations in
-executive functioning
-meta cognition
-memory capacity
