PSY312H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Protective Factor, Mediterranean Diet, Cerebral Cortex
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Cognitive change and development in adulthood occurs also. Cognitive changes in early adulthood: display autonomy, sense of self, abstract thought and reasoning. Early 20s to early 40s is early adulthood. Can reason and logic is easy somewhat because some people rely heavily on schema to deal with structured environment. Info- processing is quick to create or reject a solution if problem is not significant, choosing. Epistemic cognition:- dualistic thinking-more than one way of seeing things, abstract questions exist, multiple solutions related to a question. Relativistic thinking-problem doesn"t have a solution at all. Ie/no such thing as the absence of motion, doesn"t exist. Challenges, opportunities to reflect, and peers all contribute to development. Development of pragmatic thought: coming up with unique solutions to novel problems. Thinking outside of the box when old solutions don"t work. Use information technology as new ways of thinking. Appreciate and learn the art of comprise, especially for learning in groups to bounce ideas.