PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Classical Conditioning, Long-Term Memory, Short-Term Memory
27 Feb 2018
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Introduce them to pendulum, then give them diff lengths of string, weight of balls, and force with which you push, height. Ask them to determine the period of the swing (t= period of swing) Way formal ops kids went about solving it (systematically) was like a scientist. Two problems with pendulum task: 1) people think it"s boring/dull and uninteresting, 2) made in switzerland (where kids learn science very early) 1)interest in the task (motivation: experience with the task (expertise) Concerned that piaget overestimated abilities of kids. Research shows that tasks like this some people don"t get to formal ops thinking. It is best to test the young person in a field which is relevant to his career or interests. Physics major, poli sci and english major. Physics majors did better at physics majors, poli sci at poli sci problems, etc. Many people never needed formal ops thinking (don"t require systematic problem solving) Convinced us that kids are curious, active explorers.
