Chapter 5/ Cognitive Dev. First 3 yrs

Question 1

How many approaches to Cognitive Development?

Answer 1

6 Approaches

• behaviorist approach
• psychometric approach
• piagetian approach
• information-processing approach
• cognitive neuroscience approach
• social-contextual approach

Question 2

Behaviorst Approach

Answer 2

studies the basic mechanics of learning

-concerned with how behaviour changes in response to experience

Question 3

Psychometric Approach

Answer 3

measures quantitative differences in abilities of intelligence
(IQ tests, SAT)

Question 4

Piagetian Approach

Answer 4

looks at changes, or stages, in the quality of cognitive functioning

• concerned with how mind structures its activities
• adapts to environment

Question 5

Information-Processing Approach

Answer 5

aims to discover how children process information from the time they first encounter it, to the time they use it

-focuses on perception, learning, memory, and problem solving

Question 6

Cognitive Neuroscience Approach

Answer 6

seeks to identify what brain structures are involved in specific aspects of cognition

Question 7

Social-Contextual Approach

Answer 7

examines effects of environment

• how it affects learning process
• what is the role of parents and caregivers

Question 8

Name a test that measures development

Psychometric approach

Answer 8

• Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
• HOME (Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment)
• Early intervention