PSY312H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Prefrontal Cortex, Cognitive Flexibility, Procedural Knowledge
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Cognitive-affective complexity: we attach affect to everything we think, ex. milk - i love milk . Commitment within relativistic thinking: how committed we are to the particular thoughts and feelings we have. Adulthood brings the chance to solve real-world problems: balancing roles, new ways of thinking, compromise. Mean cognitive-affect increases until the 60s and then decreases. Expertise: acquisition of extensive knowledge in a field: takes many years, affects information processing. Effects on creativity: move to problem finding, 10 year rule. 10 years to become an expert at something: creativity usually rises in early adulthood. The peak of creativity is from mid to late 20s: requires multiple qualities. Exposure to new ideas, beliefs, demands leads to cognitive growth, new thinking patterns: relativistic thinking, increased self-understanding. Depends on participation in campus life: makes a difference in success for future success, ex. Personal factors: preparation, motivation, skills, financial problems, low ses. Institutional factors: little help, community, cultural disrespect.
