CLD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Working Memory, Sensory Memory, Semantic Memory
Document Summary
Cognitive development, birth to age 3: what is cognitive development, theories of cognitive development. Vygotsky"s sociocultural theory of cognitive development: comparing theories of cognitive development. Piaget"s stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years, preoperational stage (2-7 years, concrete operational stage (7-12 years, formal operational stage (12 years & older) Sensorimotor stage: the infant understands the world as taken in through their senses, from reflexes to goal-directed activity, development of object permanence knowing an object still exists even if not in view, not fully understood until 18 months. Information-processing theories of development: thinking is processing information- the mind is like a computer. Identify children"s cognitive capabilities and limits at various points in development: they also differ: Information processing approaches place greater emphasis on the role of processing limitations, strategies for overcoming the limitations, and knowledge about specific content (more precise and complete characterizations of particular aspects of development - lacking in piaget"s theory)