The children in the video are doing a task called: false belief task. During the task a participant is told a story with the following outline: A child has an item they want (for example chocolate) that is placed in a specific location (for example a red cupboard) they can see. The child then leaves the … Continue reading Theory of Mind: I Know That You Don’t Know
Children’s Memory Development
Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com Memory functioning gradually develops with increasing age. This is because as we age, we are learning more strategies, such as rehearsing or organisation of facts, to store and remember things and events. Furthermore, the older we get, the more general processing abilities (like the processing power of a computer) … Continue reading Children’s Memory Development
Children’s Development of Executive Function
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Executive function describes a set of abilities humans need in their everyday life. It involves processes in our brains that make us focus our attention to certain things, help us plan, manage and do various activities at one time without being distracted by the things around us or other thoughts … Continue reading Children’s Development of Executive Function
Developmental Psychology in Practice 