Chapter 4 Part 2 Flashcards
Who proposed the cognitive theory?
Piaget
Children’s cognitive development precedes their language development; language is not a unique developmental behavior, instead it is a general ability that reflects development in other areas
Cognitive theory
Language is used for what they want only for themselves
Egocentric
What do infants bring in the nativist theory?
LAD, grammatical rules (deep structure)
What drives acquisition in the nativist theory?
Switch turns on surface structures
What type of input is needed in the nativist theory?
Hearing your native language
What do infants bring in the behavioral theory?
Ability to learn, ability to imitate, blank slate
What drives acquisition in the behavioral theory?
Operant condition
What type of input is needed in the behavioral theory?
Sequences of modeling and imitating
What do infants bring in the cognitive theory?
Ability to process all kinds of different information
What type of input is needed in the cognitive theory?
Cognitive processes
What drives acquisition in the cognitive theory?
Stimuli for cognitive development
Direct the attention of others; intention reading, need for joint attention
Usage-based (Tomasello)
What is the support for interactionist theories?
More words in 3 years= increased school performance, grammatical structures develop along different trajectories depending in native language
What do infants bring in the social interaction theory?
basic communicating skills; communicating from day one
