Cognitive DEV- First 2 years

Question 1

Name the 5 main developmental theories

Answer 1

Piaget’s constructivism - Core knowledge - Information Processing - Vygotsky’s sociocultural - dev cognitive neuroscience

Question 2

Ages of the pre-operational stage in piaget’s theory - and what are the acquisitions and limitations of children going through this stage?

Answer 2

2-7 years old. Acquisition of SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION.

Limitations : EGOCENTRISM (children are still egocentric), and CENTRATION (the tendency to focus on one thing)- lack of conservation concept.

Question 3

Theory of mind definition

Answer 3

A well-organized understanding of how the mind works and how it influences behaviour. Understanding other people’s perspectives.

Question 4

3 paradigms used to test the theory of mind

Answer 4

False belief tasks (ie: Sally and anne experiment) - Gaze following - inferring goals

Question 5

Main questions of the information-processing theory and the core knowledge theory

Answer 5

I-Processing asks how change occurs (computing metaphor) - Core knowledge puts emphasis on innate abilities, nature

Question 6

Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory point of view/question

Answer 6

Influence of social and cultural context on development, education