Psychology
Psychology
Psychology
• The medulla oblongata is located in the hindbrain, in front of the
cerebellum.
• It is responsible for involuntary movements such as sneezing,
breathing and blinking, as well as heart rate and blood pressure.
• It forms when a foetus is 20 weeks old and it connects the brain to
the spinal cord.
Neural connections development
• From birth to 3 years old is a time for rapid increase in neural
connections in a baby.
• 700-1000 connections forming every second.
• The brain doubles in size in its first year and reaches 80% of its size
by the age of 3.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development
• Cognitive Development are the changes we go through in terms of our
thinking, problem solving, language and perception.
• Piaget stated that all children will go through these stages which are
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never-changing .
stages of cognitive development (4)
• Sensorimotor (0-2 years)
• Pre-operational (2 -7 years)
• Concrete operational (7-11 years)
• Formal operational (11+ years)
Sensorimotor
• Infants explore the world using their senses.
• They learn through smell, hearing, and touch.
• At 6 months old they learn through object permanence and often repeat
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actions such as dropping items.
they know an object exists
even when it’s out of sight