Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Error Detection And Correction, Metacognition, Automaticity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Joanna Sinos

Document Summary

Analyses how children manipulate information, monitor it, and create strategies for handling it. Children"s cognitive development results from this ability to overcome processing limitations. Developmental change are influenced by speed and capacity of processing. Accessing processing speed can be done through reaction time. 3 mechanism that cause change in cognitive skills. Taking in relevant information and ignoring irrelevant ones. Ex: learn that s in cursive and normal are both s (not different) Automaticity: ability to process information with little or no effort. Ex: reading -> don"t have to think how to say every word. Strategy construction: creation of new procedures for processing information. Self-modification: children learn to use what they know to adapt their responses to a new situation. Don"t see development in distinct stages with brief transition period. Individuals gradually increase their capacity to process information. Focus on more precise analysis of change and on contributions made by ongoing cognitive activity.