CD Chapter 7 Review Tuesday October 21 2014 General Model of Information Processing In the store model long term memory of the mental system has the most storage Executive function cognitive operations necessary for self initiated purposeful Automatic processes require no space in working memory Central executive conscious part of mind responsible for attentional and cognitive The information processing approach sees a computer as a metaphor for human behavior strategy use cognition Sensory register information in this component is only stored momentarily Developmental Theory Neo Piagetian Theory by Robbie Case Child who combines isolated schemes into central conceptual structures moves from concert to formal operation thought Changes from stage to stage are the result of increase in working memory In Siegler s theory useful strategies are selected and less used ones die off Uses metaphor of natural selection to understand cognitive change Attention In the sequence of attentional strategies preschoolers show production de ciency Young elementary school children have dif cult executing strategies effectively due to control de ciency Utilization de ciency performance doesn t improve at rate of old children Foundations of planning ability is evident as early as infancy Executive processing and inhibition de cits underlie ADHD symptoms 1 Tuesday October 21 2014 Memory The memory strategy of repeating things to oneself is called rehearsal Knowledge of concepts language meanings facts and rules not required storage of when or where info was acquired is semantic memory Remembering complex meaningful material may involve reconstruction recording info while it i sin the system of being retrieved Elaboration creating relationship between 2 pieces of information that do not belong in the same category Preschoolers remember repeated events in terms of scripts Metacognition Application Metacognition awareness of thought thinking about thinking Theory of mind coherent understand of people as mental beings conceptualize that other people have cognition Planning checking outcomes and redirecting unsuccessful efforts are all part of Literary programs that expose children to text in its complete for utilize a whole cognitive self regulation language approach Phonological awareness the ability to re ect on and manipulate the sound structure of spoken language aware of own language 2
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