PSYC 3506 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: General Idea, Executive Functions
23 Jan 2015
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Jan 5th 2015, psyc 3506 lecture # 1. Exam and midterm are short and long questions, gives practice questions and hints. Assignment due in april 26th by 10 pm through culearn. Representation: it"s something that stands for something in the world other than themselves. 2 there are types: symbol (such as written word, we get meaning through this word although they do not resemble what they stand for) and iconic (it resembles what it stands for). It"s the general idea that people have minds. It is the ability to predict others intentions/mind. 3 they are cognitive tools ex: delay of gratification - the marshmallow test: where you stop yourself for getting a small reward and wait for a bigger award ex: cognitive flexibility: thinking about many things at once. Infant seems to illustrate the perception of distance and have knowledge of object properties ( earliest case is 3 months) Children also possess a learning mechanism such as:
