PSYCH 2AA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neural Development, Long-Term Memory, Myelin
1 Oct 2013
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Biologist: maturational perspective (biological unfolding); biology is important for cognitive development, biological unfolding that goes along with the ability to use experience to develop cognitively. No point of giving small children experiences beyond their ability of knowledge. His work with binet test ( ): kids can t grasp certain things correctly, they make consistent errors of reasoning; by making errors to solve problems, they actually get better, understand and cognitively develop. Intelligence is an adaptive, basic life function: intellectual activity brings us to a state of cognitive equilibrium. For example, intelligence develops to help you alive, allow us to function in the world. It is development of increasingly complex schemes (what do you know to explain your world?) Kids are active, motivated learners: discomfort is caused by cognitive disequilibrium and equilibrium relieves discomfort. Kids construct their own knowledge: but within the confines of what they already know. Schemes are cognitive structure that is active, continually changing, and developing.
