episodic memory
ability to recall specific personal experiences
semantic memory
general knowledge about the world that you accumulate over your life
autobiographical memory
three main ways information is encoded
episodes from an individual’s life, based on episodic and semantic
short term memory
acoustic
7+- 2 storrage of 0-30 seconds
long-term memory
semantic
Storage unlimited that can last a lifetime
false memories
memory bias
your memory is not accurate
enriched and harsh environments
enriched- kids that are talked to
harsh- kids who are neglected
sensitive periods
0-3 years old sensitive to epigenitics, critical time for socio-emotional development
language acquisition device
a hypothesized tool in the brain that helps childern learn language
piaget
focused on children’s cognitive development
father of constructivisim
constructivism
learning is an active process of construction rather than passive assimilation of information ir rote memorization
assimilation vs accommodation
Assimilation: matching external reality to an existing cognitive structure, fitting something into your box
accommodation when there is an inconsistency, the child will recognize their schema
Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development
sensorimotor (0-2)
preperational (2-7)
concrete operational (7-11)
formal operational (12+)
conservation of matter
Something does not change even though it looks different
being able to tell that matter can change shape
object permanence
something exists as a thing
