Chapter 3: Social Construction of the Mind, Sociocultural Influences Flashcards

1
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What is the sociocultural development theory?

A

What we know and how we develop is because of our culture and social life.

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Most research has been done on _ societies. What does this stand for?

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WEIRD. Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic.

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3
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Weird societies do not necessarily have _ traits.

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Universal

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4
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When was Vygotsky rediscovered?

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1980

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5
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Lev V is known most for the _.

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ZPD

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6
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In ZPD, it matters for children and more _ others.

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Competent

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7
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What are Lev Vygotsky’s four levels?

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Phylogenetic, ontogenetic, microgenetic, sociohistorical

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8
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What does phylogenetic mean?

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Individual changes over life

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9
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What is Ontogenetics?

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The persons rapid change through the day

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10
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WHat is microgenetics?

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Evolution

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11
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What is sociohistorical change?

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Change from one gen to the next

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12
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What are tools of intellectual adaptation?

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Methods of thinking that children learn from others who know more than them and which improve the use of basic mental functions.

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13
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What are the two types of tools of intellectual adaptation?

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Physical and symbolic

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14
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Name a physical cognitive artifact.

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Booka, maps, printing computers

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15
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Name a symbolic/mental cognitive artifact.

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Law, logic, reasoning

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16
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Why do Chinese children have a number advantage (symbolic cog artifact)?

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Decades first, base numbers all good after 10

17
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What are the two planes in which a person develops culturally?

A

Interpsych (from person to child)
Intrapsychological (child inside self)

18
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How do we learn culture?

A

Through social exchange

19
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How does Vygotsky think we should study children?

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In their cultural environments.

20
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When adults and kids are segregated, children emulate _ less.

A

Work

21
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What does the ZPD?

A

Difference between the childs actual level on their own and potential development with adult guidance/peers.

22
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What is scaffolding?

A

Experts sensitive to novices levels, so they teach them how to have an understanding of the problem.

23
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What are the main 5 functions of shared remembering? SNSHV

A

strategies, narritives, self-concept, history, values

24
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What moms mainly do shared remembering?

A

WEIRD

25
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What is guided participation?

A

Adult child communication in every day life. Rubbing off

26
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Name three interactions children have with others.

A

Reading, symbolic play, and play with skilled peers

27
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The _ and _ of reading and talking to cxhildren allows for them to be more _ over time.

A

Frequency and natureAutonomous

28
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What is interactive story reading?

A

Get them to help explain books, understand?

29
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What is symbolic play?

A

Pretending to be someone, and pretending objects are something else.

30
Q

Moms get _ play out of kids more often.

A

collaborative

31
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What is theory of mind? How is it developed?

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Advances in thinking, they can make believe and know theyre still theirself

32
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What are the two types of selective attention between cultures?

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Holistic and analytic

33
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Holistic cultures do better on the _ task, where the bar is compared to the whole square.

A

Relative

34
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Analytic cultures do better on the _ task, where you are asked to draw the same line size.

A

Absolute

35
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When do we see the holistic and analytic division of children?

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Around 6 years old.

36
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What are the two main culture types for guided participation?

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segregation and adult contact for most of day.

37
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When adults and children are segregated, who shares the cultural information?

A

Information and instruction shared in school

38
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When adults and kids are in contact most of the day, where do children learn culturally relevant information?

A

Their adults, they see work more and talk less to adults

39
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Which is better? child segregation or closeness

A

Neither! Just different