Piaget/Vygotsky
Actions or mental representation that organize knowledge, created by simple actions
Schemes
Method of memory enhancement via placing information at some point along an imaginary journey
Loci Method
Ability to focus on relevant stimuli and ignore others
Selective attention
Poor theory of mind is associated with what diagnosis?
autism spectrum disorders
Clive Wearing had _____ amnesia.
anterograde AND retrograde
First stage in Piaget's theory?
Sensorimotor
Anterograde amnesia?
Can't create new memories
True or False: around 10 weeks of age, infants show gains in attention, followed by preferences for less complex stimuli
IPT was significantly correlated with?
Decrease cognitive scores
Object permanence occurs in which of Piaget's stages?
Sensorimotor
Children's awareness of their own and other people's mental processes and realization that other people do not share their thoughts.
Theory of mind
True or False: Working memory declines with age?
True
When do attentional skills peak?
Young adulthood
Which years are the most detrimental for ITP?
the first two years
What is the purpose of a conservation task?
test a child's ability to see that some properties are conserved after an object undergoes physical transformation--preoperational stage
Range of tasks that are too difficult for a child to successfully complete alone but can be learned with assistance from others
Zone of Proximal Development
Unlimited store house that is relatively permanent
Long-term memory
____ individuals become more susceptible to distraction and are less likely to discard distracting information from working memory
Older adults
____ memory was shown to be resilient even in early stages of alzheimer's disease?
Implicit memory
Genie lived in a _____ environment?
impoverished, which had negative affects on her cognitive functioning abilities
Placed an overemphasis on the role of language in thinking
Vygotsky
True or False: Newborn infants display sensory memory, although it is much shorter in duration than adults.
True.
True or False: there is no age difference for performing easy task
True
Why did they look at P3?
associated with attentional and immediate memory processes
Describe inattentional blindness
Psychological phenomenon that causes you to miss things that are right in front of your eyes.