Cognitive offloading by children in perceptual discrimination tasks

• Published in: Cognitive development Vol. 73; p. 101537
• Main Authors: Parrish, Audrey E., Englund, Maisy D., Kelly, Andrew J., Perdue, Bonnie M., Daley, Alexandra H., Welsh, Charlotte K., Beran, Michael J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Cognitive development; Cognitive offloading; Metacognition; Rotation tasks; Same-different judgments; Rotation tasks; Cognitive offloading; Cognitive development; Same-different judgments; Metacognition

Cognitive offloading occurs when an individual modifies a current decision scenario in a way that reduces the cognitive load or difficulty of a task. Children begin to engage in such offloading even before formal schooling begins. Using a manual rotation paradigm, preschool and elementary school chi...