PSYCH211 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Numerical Cognition, Information Processing, Red Distribution

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH211
• Professor: Shaylene Nancekivell

Document Summary

A discussion at the level of concepts, representations and theories. Large changes in lt memory during infancy: 2 months remember a neutral piece of info. (how to turn on mobile) for 1-2 days. Pure test of neutral testing, pure lt. More tightly exposed, single exposure: 3 months 1 week, 6 months 2 weeks. Can only remember small specifics and later can improve it. Cat in the hat study, the child does not have a symbolic representation: name the two numerical systems discussed in class. Individuation and analogue magnitude: describe each system. Both systems are basic perceptual systems whose goal is to perceive number. Neural signatures of number processing in human infants: evidence for two core systems underlying numerical cognition, individuation function of our working memory. Shown an array of 3 things, and they are going to put them into the buckets in their heads make comparisons with buckets.