Child Language Development 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Chomsky disagreed with Skinner’s nurture argument with his “poverty of stimulus”. What is it?
A
A child’s upbringing is ultimately what hinders developments in some cases
2
Q
What was a weakness of Skinner’s behaviourism theory?
A
He tested on rats and pigeons instead of actual people.
3
Q
What are Piaget’s four stages of development?
A
Sensory-motor (0-2), Pre-operational (2-7), Concrete operational (7-11), Formal operation (11-16)
4
Q
What happens during the sensory motor stage?
A
Children respond to the world through senses and object permanence begins to form
5
Q
What happens during the pre-operational stage?
A
Language becomes more fundamental but the child is very egocentric
