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The Cognitive and Learning Behaviour of Children
Development can be defined a systematic continuities and changes in the individual that occur between conception and death. Two processes which help us develop are learning and maturation. Learning is a relatively permanent change in behaviour that results from experiences or practice. As children grow older, their aptitude to expand their knowledge increases. ... Children prefer simple patterns as oppose to plain objects because it is more visually inspiring for them. ...
Operant conditioning is a form of learning where acts become more or less probable depending on four consequences which are, negative and positive reinforcers, and negative and positive punishments. ... At the beginning of my fieldwork I had a very difficult time with the children. ... A I would observe the children. ... Another example that I witnessed was when the teacher told the children that if they spoke while the teacher was speaking they would lose minutes of their recess. ... Adults develop metacognitions, which is the knowledge of your cognitive abilities. ... Children have a smaller storage capacity and they don’t process it half as quickly as adults do. ...
I did the task with both children and surprisingly they used the same method of uncovering the windows.
Approximate Word count = 941
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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