Psychology 2040A/B Midterm: Psychology 2040A/B Midterm 1 : Psychology 2040A/B Midterm 1
2 Feb 2019
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Information processing perspective is not a unified theory of cognitive development. Ipp studies mechanisms of change for specific aspects of cognition: what happens in the brain for specific aspects of the brain, little specific bits. Ipp examines how children and adults operate on information: ex. Detecting, transforming, storing, accessing, and modifying it through the cognitive system. Ipp views the mind as a complex symbol-manipulating system. Often use the metaphor of a computer and use computer-like diagrams and flowcharts to try to map the exact series of problem solving. Long-term memory our permanent knowledge base, which is unlimited: there is so much stuff in there that it is hard to get it back out when it needs to be retrieved. Increases capacity with age: about 2 items at 2 , get your shoes and wait by the door, about 4-5 items at 7, 6-7 items in adolescence.
