Kendler, Tracy S.

Levels of Cognitive Development

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ISBN 13:
9781138995376
author:
Kendler, Tracy S.
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Routledge
language:
English
Publication Year:
2019
Pages:
200
Dimensions:
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 centimetres (0
Genre:
Nonfiction, Psychology, Developmental,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£25.69

Description

The proposed levels theory presented in this book explores changes in human cognitive development. It examines how people selectively encode information and provide rational solutions to problems, using simple discrimination-learning tasks that allow for both selective and non-selective encoding. These tasks are used to compare the performance of humans with that of infrahuman animals, as well as across different ages within the human population. The results show a gradual increase in the tendency to encode information selectively and solve problems through hypothesis-testing between early childhood and young adulthood. The book provides insight into the structure, function, development, and operation of the psychological system responsible for these changes, which is thought to be differentiated into an information-processing system and an executive system.

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