CFD 1220 Lecture 13: Infant mental development
2 Feb 2018
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Improvements in the cognitive system during childhood and adolescence. Increase in basic capacity of memory stores, especially in working memory. Increase in speed with which information is worked on: gains in executive function, controlling attention, suppressing impulses, coordinating information in working memory, flexibly directing and monitoring thought and behavior. Lee vygotsky"s sociocultural theory: focused on the social and cultural processes that guide children"s cognitive development, cognitive growth is a collaborative process, zone of proximal development, scaffolding. Minimal language provides labels for children"s experiences (egocentric) Support children to explore their world and discover. Zone of proximal development; scaffolding; language/dialog ue; tools of culture. Major language plays a powerful role in shaping thought. Establish opportunities for children to learn with the teacher and more skilled peers. Attention: over the first year, infants attend to novel, eye-catching events, as toddlers become capable of intentional behavior, attraction to novelty declines and sustained attention improves, adults can foster sustained attention through joint attention.
