PSYC 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Sensory Memory, Executive Functions, Fast Mapping
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Piagetian approach: the preoperational child: preoperational stage, children become more sophisticated in their use of symbolic thought but are not yet able to use logic, second major stage of cognitive development. Influences on individual differences in theory-of-mind development: reflects brain maturation and general improvements in cognition, social competence and language development contribute to an understanding of thoughts and emotions, pretend play stimulates the development of theory of mind skills. Incomplete or ineffective theory of mind may be a sign of a cognitive or developmental impairment. Information-processing approach: memory development: basic processes and capacities, encoding. Information is prepared for long-term storage and later retrieval: storage, retention of information in memory for future use, retrieval. Information is accessed or recalled from memory storage: sensory memory. Delayed language development: lack of linguistic input at home, hearing problems, head and facial abnormalities, heredity, problems in fast mapping. If untreated, can result in cognitive, social and emotional consequences.
