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language dev., Piaget, Moral reasoning, Family influence
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/19/2010

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Term

What developes?

Phoneme Development

Definition

basic sounds of language

must both percieve and produce

Term
Morpheme Development
Definition

Units of meaning

both free and bound morphemes

Term
Syntax Development
Definition
Structure and rules of language
Term
Semantic Development
Definition
meaning of language
Term
Pragmatic Developement
Definition
using language effectively
Term
Methods used to study language development?
Definition

parental reports

natural observations

diaries

experiments

Term
Phomene Development
Definition

hearing the sounds of language

-tuning into langauge throughout the first year

-r and l in japanese babies

Term

Ability to hear word

 

Definition
based on being able to pick up subtle acoustic differences like volume change in the english language and frequeny changed in Chinese
Term
Progression of sound development
Definition

consonant sounds: from front to back of mouth

vowel sounds: from back to front

Term
when does one word stage happen?
Definition
12 months
Term
Over-extensions
Definition
dog= dog,cat, horse
Term
under-extensions
Definition
dog= only poodle
Term
Mismatches
Definition
infant and adult have different referents
Term
holophrastic
Definition
single words stand for two phrases
Term
telegraphic
Definition
words selected are the most important for the meaning
Term
How is language by 3?
Definition

progressed

children are saying whole, multiword sentences

they've learned all of the laguage's syntax

Term
theories of language development
Definition

behavioral theory

imitation theory

hypothesis testing (language acquisition Device-LAD)

- NOam Chomsky

Term

MORAL REASONING

Moral behavior depends on

Definition
socialization and congitive development
Term
What did Kohlberg do?
Definition
presented moral dilemmas to children and studied how their answers changed with development
Term

Kohberg's stages

 

Definition

Level 1- preconventional

stage 1- Rules obeyed for own sake to avoid punishment

Stage 2: follow rules when in doing so is in one's best interest

level 2: conventional

Stage 3: good boy/good girl:one must live up to what is expected of them

Stage 4: Law and Order- must uphold laws

Term
Kohlberg's stages Level 3: post conventional
Definition

Stage 5: being aware that people hold a variety of values

Stage 6: Understanding universal principles but also the importance of following self-chosen principles

Term

Development of Peer relationships

between 2-4 years?

Definition

children demonstrate an increasing aswareness and responsiveness to other children

(cooperative play increases)

Term

Development of Peer Relationships

 By 5 years?

Definition

Cooperative play and social interaction are common

-they have increased opportunities for interaction

-encouraged by parents to interact

-greater likelihood for mutual reinforcement

-decreasing egocentrism

Term

Development of Peer Relationships

By 6 to 7 years

Definition

Developtment of group behavior and social groups

-recognize shared norms

-divide labor and play practices

-true cooperative play and work

-Pride in group identification

-status differences

 

Term

Children's status groups

Stars:

Definition
very popular
Term
Popular/Social Mixers:
Definition
while not stars, they're the most popular
Term

Children's status groups

Controversial/Peripheral Groups:

Definition
recieve both good and bad comments. Often they have a good intimate group of friends but their status isnt high
Term

Children's Status groups

Neglected:

Definition
Ignored but not disliked
Term

Children's status groups:

Rejected/social isolate:

Definition
Actively rejected
Term
What determines popularity in children?
Definition

Physical attractiveness

names

homes and parents

children's social behaviors

Term

Jean PIaget

When was the first Jean Piaget cognitive theory developed?

Definition
1920
Term
Jean Piaget's theory was very _____ and includes concepts of _____, _____,_____, and ______
Definition

broad

includes language, scientific reasoning, moral development, and memory

Term
Piaget's theory focuses on ____ and ____
Definition
nature and nurture with continuities and discontinuities in development
Term
According to PIaget, do children need reinforcement or motivation from adults to learn?
Definition
NO. they naturally want to do it and construct their own knowledge in response to experience
Term
An Overview of Piaget's theory
Definition

- intelligence is a form of biological adaptation

-learning is a process of adaptation

-schemes: peoples current knowledge base

-assimilation: People translate incoming information into a form they can understand

accomodation: people change current knowledge structures in response to new experience

equilibration: People balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding

Term

Major stages in PIaget's theory

stages are:

Definition

Universal

invariant

heirarchically related

Term

The 4 major stages:

 

Definition

Sensorimotor (til 2)

Preoperations (2-7)

concrete operations(7-11)

formal operations (11-15)

Term
All about the sensorimotor stage
Definition

-behavior goes from reflexive to voluntary

behavior goes from external to internal

gradual seperate means from ends (stragtegies from goals)

Term
Sensorimotor substages
Definition

1. reflexes

2. repetitive motions

3. extended repetitive motions

4. Old Means-ends

5. new Means-ends

6. Mental Representations

Term
transductive logic
Definition

goes from point to point

ex: "when dad turns on the water he's going to shave"

sometimes works against

"Amanda's mom is sick so my mom is sick too"

Term
Children are egocentric in what ways?
Definition

language

 perspective

thought

emotions

 

Term
3 Problems with Piaget's work?
Definition

work was quite subjective

not aware of language problems

over-stated the lack of skills

Term
What did Piaget study later?
Definition

Conservation tasks: objects remain the same even when their outward appearance changes

(based on clinical method)

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