Domain General Theory Of Development
Developmental psychologists are interested in processes related to physical maturation.
Domain general theory of development. Contra piaget i argue that. Domain general learning theories of development hold that we develop a global knowledge structure which contains cohesive whole knowledge internalized from experience. Domain general learning theories also recognize that although learning different types of new information may be processed in the same way and in the same areas of the brain. A domain general theory of the development of perceptual discrimination.
1 development rarely involves stagelike domain general change and 2 domain specific predispositions give development a small but significant kickstart by focusing. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of development across a lifespan. Domains of knowledge are thus interdependent and training in one domain may well affect performance in another domain. Domain general learning theories of development suggest that humans are born with mechanisms in the brain that exist to support and guide learning on a broad level regardless of the type of information being learned.
Domain specificity is a theoretical position in cognitive science especially modern cognitive development that argues that many aspects of cognition are supported by specialized presumably evolutionarily specified learning devices. A domain general theory of the development of perceptual article pdf available in current directions in psychological science 16 january 2007 with 88 reads how we measure reads.