Theory of Mind: I Know That You Don’t Know
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…
Children’s Memory Development
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…
Children’s Development of Executive Function
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…
Duck or Rabbit? What Ambiguous Figures Reveal About Children’s Perception
Ambiguous figures – pictures that have two different interpretations, such as the duck – rabbit pictured above, and the popular image of blue – white dress that circulated the internet…
Children’s Development of Mental Imagery
Mental imagery or mental representation is defined as our ability to see, hear, feel, smell or taste something in our “mind’s eye”. It resembles a perceptual experience that occurs without…
Piecing Together the Puzzle: What Jigsaws Reveal About Child Development
Playing with jigsaw puzzles is believed to have a number of benefits on children’s cognitive development – especially in areas such as hand – eye coordination, spatial awareness, problem –…
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