PSY312H5 Lecture : )
Document Summary
Brief time changes we can see in the cognition of a person micro-genetic. Cultural differences that impact cognitive development socio-cultural. The cars parking or the colour of the cars parking are not important however seeing someone with a mohawk is important it is unique. No mathematical good reason to use 10 base. 11 and 12 are exceptions they don"t follow the teen rule in english. Teens are not logical in english but logical in chinese. Counting abstract can"t use fingers or objects to help you. When the children stop counting it doesn"t necessarily mean that they don"t know it maybe they are unsure of themselves or maybe they thought that was enough you have to prompt them to continue. Difference between symbolic counting (in your head) or physically counting objects where you can actually visualize it. 20-99 no significant difference they both use the same system 20+1 = twenty one (english), twenty-one (chinese)
