Cognition, Written Response, Individual Differences

Research in Cognitive Psychology has repeatedly shown that applying information to ourselves requires a deep processing/understanding of that knowledge, which leads to enhanced memory of that knowledge. In addition, when we apply information to ourselves, we make it more relevant, meaningful, and thus more interesting.

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Written Response, Individual Differences

What Develops? (p.456)

1. What does the "Think Better View" posit as the reasons for children's better performance on intellectual tasks as they age up?
2. What does the "Know Better View" posit as the reasons for children's better performance on intellectual tasks as they age up?
3. The text provides a computer metaphor for these two views. Please create and explain your own analogy/metaphor for these two views.

Empiricist-Nativist Debate (p.458)

1. What do Nativists believe is the sourceof our knowledge?
2. What do Empiricists believe is the sourceof our knowledge?
3. Why are Nativists so passionate about their view?
4. Why are Empiricists so passionate about their view?
5. Which view do you think would be better to hold and why?

Increased Mental Capacity (p.460-461)

1. What does Case's Memory Space Proposal suggest is the critical factor to more advanced cognitive performances?
2. Please provide and explain an example of a task that you engage in that relies on this critical factor.
3. What does Kali's research suggest is the critical factor to more advanced cognitive performances?
4. Please provide and explain an example of a task that you engage in that relies on this critical factor.
5. Please provide and explain an example of a task that you engage in that relies on an interaction of these critical factors.

Increased Knowledge (p.463)

1. Please explain Chi's study regarding memory performance (advanced chess players who were children vs novice chess players who were adults). In your explanation explain the two tasks and the results of the study.
2. What was Chi's argument regarding why children perform worse on most memory tasks?
3. Please provide and explain an example of some task at which you were initially a novice but through practice you advanced your skills for engaging in that task.