PSYCH211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Metacognition, Stereotype Threat, Railways Act 1921
2 Dec 2016
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Last class introduced increase in memory strategies in middle childhood. Creating a relationship or meaning between two or more pieces of information. One of the driving forces is that the realize they have a memory. Expert vs. novice: experts better remembered information more organized, richer knowledge to support memory recall, active use of what you know. Planned connections subtest- leave pencil on page and connect dots. Found that private speech predicted how well they completed the task awareness of strategies predicted success (metacognition improves skills) Iq sternberg triarctic analytical, creative, practical. There are iq not tapped into by assessments (ex. Fear of being judged on basis of stereotype. African americans perform worse than hispanics in a test condition than not test condition. Test triggered anxiety direct result of stereotype threat. Lower activation in those brain areas known to support memory and numerical processes. Do(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)he(cid:374) the(cid:455) (cid:449)rite tests i(cid:374) other su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ts.
