COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Flashcards

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is a Swiss psychologist famous for his work on child development and his theory on cognitive development.

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Jean Piaget

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What are the theories of Piaget Cognitive Development?

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Schemas/Scheme
Adaptation - Assimilation
- Accomodation

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What are Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development ?

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Sensorimotor (0-2)
Pre-operational (2-7)
Concrete Operational (7-11)
Formal Operational ( 11- older)

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What are the abilities of a child in sensorimotor?

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reflexes, object permanent, thumb sucking and mobility

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What are the abilities of child during pre-operational stage?

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pretend, object presentation, curious, think symbolically

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What are the abilities of child during concrete operational stage?

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Classify, view of other, inductive logic

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What are the abilities of a child during formal operational)

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abstract, scientific thinker and deductive reasoning

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He is a Russian psychologist who developed a theory of cognitive development in children

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Lev Vygotsky

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He proposed that social learning comes before construct development in children ,and that children knowledge actively.

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Lev Vygotsky

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Vygotsky cognitive theory argues that cognitive abilities are social guide and constructed

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Zone Proximal Development (ZPD)

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It plays an integral role in the children on how they organize and think about the world

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Culture specific tools

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It refers to the range of abilities an individual can perform with the guidance of an expert, but cannot perform on their own

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Zone of potential development

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What are the 3 different stages of Zone of Potential?

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  1. Task a learner cannot accomplish with assistance
  2. Task a learner can learn with assistance
  3. Task a learner can learn without assistance
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Those task that are outside of the learner’s zone of potential development are those that cannot be completed even with the help of an expert.

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Task a learner cannot accomplish with assistance

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When a learner is closed to mastering a skill required to complete a task , but still needs the guidance of an expert to do so that are considered to be in their zone of proximal development.

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Task a learner can accomplish with assistance

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The learner are able to complete task independently and has mastered the skill required to do so

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Task the learner can accomplish without assistance

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What are the theories associated in Intelligence and Individual Differences ?

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1.Concept of intelligence ( Alfred Binet
2. General Intelligence ( Charles Spearman)
3. Primary Mental Abilities ( Lois Leon Thurstone)
4. Multiple intelligence ( Howard Gardner)
5. Triarchic Theory of Intelligence ( Robert Sternberg)
6. Cognitive Information Processing Theory ( Atkinson and Shiffrin)

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It is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our knowledge to adapt to new situations

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Intelligence

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He is a french psychologist who is routinely considered one of the most influential psychologist in history, largely as a result of his pioneering work in measuring intelligence..

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Alfred Binet

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A Child ____ is the result of finding the most advanced tasks that the child is capable of completing

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Mental Age

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It is also known as g factor, refers to a general mental ability that, according to Spearman, underlies multiple specific skills, including verbal, spatial, numerical and mechanical.

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General Intelligence

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He is an English psychologist and according to him Intellectual abilities are comprised of two factors namely the General ability known as G - factor and Specific abilities know as S - factor.

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Charles Spearman

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Characteristics of G Factor

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• It is universal inborn ability
• It is General Mental energy
• It is Constant
• The amount of “g” differs from individual to individual
• It is used in every activity of life

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Characteristics of S factor

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• It is learned and acquired in the environment
• It varies from activity to activity in the same individual.
• Individual differ in the amount of S ability.

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He was an American Psychologist, who was born In 29 May 1887 in Chicago , USA and proposed the 7.primary mental abilities?

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Louis Leon Thurstone

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What are the 7 factors of Primary mental abilities?

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Word fluency
Verbal comprehension
Spatial Visualization
Numerical Facility
Associative Memory
Reasoning
Perceptual Speed

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THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE WORDS RAPIDLY?

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Word Fluency

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THE ABILITY TO DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND WORDS?

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Verbal Comprehension

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THE ABILITY TO VISUALIZE RELATIONSHIPS?

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Spatial Visualization

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THE ABILITY TO SOLVE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE?

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Numerical Facility

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THE ABILITY TO MEMORIZE AND RECALL?

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Associative Memory

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THE ABILITY TO FIND RULES?

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Reasoning

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THE ABILITY TO SEE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES AMONG OBJECTS?

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Perceptual Speed

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Who proposed the Multiple Intelligence?

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Howard Gardner

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What are the 8 Multiple Intelligence?

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  1. Linguistic
  2. Logical Mathematical
  3. Visual Spatial
  4. Bodily Kinesthetic
  5. Musical
  6. Interpersonal
  7. Intrapersonal
  8. Naturalist
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THE ABILITY TO USE LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY.

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Linguistic

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FACILITY WITH NUMBERS AND LOGICAL PROBLEM SOLVING.

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Logical Mathematical

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ABILITY TO APPRECIATE WORKS OF ART LIKE - PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE

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Visual Spatial

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THE ABILITY TO MOVE IN A COORDINATED WAY USUALLY COMMON AMONG ATHLETE’S AND THOSE INVOLVED IN ATHLETICS.

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BODILY KINESTHETIC

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THE ABILITY TO APPRECIATE AND PRODUCE MUSIC

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Musical

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SENSITIVITY TO THE BEHAVIOR, MOODS AND NEEDS OF OTHERS.

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Interpersonal

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THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND ONESELF

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INTRAPERSONAL

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THE ABILITY TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NATURAL WORDS, BEING ABLE TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN THE FLORA AND FAUNA, PATTERNS AND DESIGNS OF HUMAN ARTIFACTS.

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Naturalist

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He developed another theory of intelligence, which he titled the TRIARCHIC THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE.

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Robert Sternberg

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What are the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence?

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Analytical
Creative
Practical

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What are the components of Analytical?

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Metacomponents
Performance
Acquisition

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What are the components of Creative?

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Novelty
Automation

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What are the components of Practical?

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Adaptation
Selecting
Shaping

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A theory that outlines the various mechanisms that result in intelligence.

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Analytical

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This proposes that there is a continuum of experience from novel to automation to which intelligence can be applied.

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Creative

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It is defined as the ability that individuals use to find a more optimal fit between themselves and the demands of the environment through adapting, shaping, or selecting a new environment

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Practical

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It is an approach to cognitive development studies that aims to explain how information is encoded into memory.

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Cognitive Information Processing Theory by Atkinson and Shiffrin

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What are the 3 types of memory?

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Sensory Memory
Short term memory
Long term memory

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What are the types of sensory memory?

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Iconic
Echoic
Haptic

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What are the types of Long term memory?

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Episodic memory
Semantic memory
Procedural memory

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It is a memory that involves whatever we take in through our senses.

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sensory memory

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It is a type of memory that involves a very brief image

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Iconic memory

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Involves a very brief memory of sound a bit like an echo

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Echoic memory

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Involves the very brief memory of a touch.

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Haptic memory

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The memory systems in the brain involved in remembering pieces of information for a short period of time, often up to 30 seconds

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Short term memory

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It is a memory that is thought to be limitless

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Long term memory

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It refers to the construction of thought processes including remembering, problem solving and decision making from child hood through adolescence to adult.

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Cognitive development

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What are the Factors affecting cognitive development?

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Biological Factors
• Sense Organs
• Intelligence
• Heredity
• Nutritional factors
• Sensory organs
• Maturation

Environmental Factors
• Learning opportunities
• Economic Status
• External Stimuli
• Family and Society
• Play

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They are specialized structures or organs in the body that enable an organism to perceive and respond to various stimuli from the external environment

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Sense organs

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A complex and multifaceted cognitive ability that involves the capacity to learn, reason, solve problems, adapt to new situations, and effectively interact with one’s environment.

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Intelligence

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It refers to the transmission of genetic information from parents to offspring.

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Heredity

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It refer to the influence of an individual’s diet and nutritional intake on their cognitive development.

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Nutritional Factors

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Theybare specialized structures that receive sensory input from the environment and transmit it to the brain for processing.

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Sensory Organs

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It refer to the experiences and situations that a child encounters in their environment, which provide them with chances to acquire new knowledge, skills, and understanding.

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Learning opportunities

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It is often measured through factors like income, access to resources, and socioeconomic background, significantly influences cognitive development

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Economic status

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It refer to the sensory inputs and environmental cues that children encounter in their surroundings

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External stimuli

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It encompass the social and cultural context in which a child grows up. This includes family dynamics, parenting styles, cultural norms, and societal values.

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Family and society

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It is a vital aspect of cognitive development, as it allows children to explore, experiment, and problem-solve in a safe and enjoyable way

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Play

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It is a social tool for communication, governed by rules that enable people to understand one another and to express themselves in original ways.

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Language

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What are the Characteristics of Language?

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Language can be dynamic
Language can be spoken or non-spoken
Language is a creative tool
Language is a rule-bound
Language is a social tool

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He says that children copy what they see and hear. They learn from reinforcement and from their parent’s gestures

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BF Skinner ( Learning Perspective)

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He narrates that people are naturally made to learn knowledge. To him the people contain a language acquisition device (LAD)

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Noam Chomsky ( Nativist Perspective)

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He explains that we learn language through our interaction with others- in social context.

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Lev Vygotsky ( Interactionist Perspective)

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What are the aspects/components of language?

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Phonology
Phoneme
Morphology
Morpheme
Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics

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Set of linguistic rules that govern the structure, position and sequence of speech sounds

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Phonology

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Smallest unit of sound that can make a difference in meaning

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Phoneme

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Set of linguistic rules that govern the makeup words

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Morphology

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Smallest unit of expression that cannot be broken down into smaller units without destroying it’s meaning.

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Morphed

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Set of linguistic rules that govern sentence structure, the way various kinds of words, such as nouns, verbs and adjectives, are put together to express a complete thought.

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Syntax

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Is a system of rules pertaining to the content, or meaning, of words and relationships between words.

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Semantics

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The practical knowledge to use language to communicate, includes learning how to ask for things, how to tell a story or joke

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Pragmatics

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Forerunner of linguistic speech; utterance of sounds that are not words. Includes crying, cooing, babbling, and accidental and deliberate imitation of sounds without understanding their meaning.

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Pre-linguistic

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such as waving bye-bye, nodding, and shaking, are a crucial part of early language development.

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Gestures

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Verbal expression designed to convey meaning , how children learn to talk and understand language.

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Linguistic

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Single word that conveys a complete thought. Example: “Da” means “I want that” or “wheres daddy?” a word like this, expresses a complete thought

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Holophrase

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Is a stage of language development where young children typically use very short sentences or phrases that resemble telegrams,

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Telegraphic Speech

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Which allows them to absorb meaning of a new word after hearing it only once or twice in conversation

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Fast mapping

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It refers to the way people use language to communicate with others in everyday social situations

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Social Speech

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It is like talking about how you’re talking.

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Meta communication

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Talking aloud to oneself with no intent to communicate

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Private Speech

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What are the factors affecting language development?

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  1. General Health and Physical Status
  2. Intelligence and Cognitive development
  3. Learning and Maturation
    4., Environment
  4. Sex
  5. Relationship with family members
  6. Number of family members
  7. Bilingualism
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babies start cooing, squealing and making vowel sounds

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6-3 months

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they begin playing with speech sounds

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3- 6 months

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babies begin to understand meaningful speech

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9-10 months

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infants deliberately imitate sounds without understanding them, stringing them together in patterns that sound like language but lack meaning

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9-10 months

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average baby says a first word, initiating linguistic speech verbal expression

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10-14 months

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naming explosion” occurs with toddlers going form saying 50 words to 400 words

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16-24 months

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children show increasing competence in sentence structure, becoming more comfortable with articles, prepositions, conjunctions, plural, verb ending, past tense

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20-30 months

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speech is fluent, longer and more complex. Child uses 900-1000 words daily, 12,000 daily usage

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3 yrs old

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sentences are four to five words and can be declarative, interrogative or imperative

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4-5 yrs old

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children speak longer and more complicated sentences, using more conjunctions, prepositions and articles

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5-7 yrs old

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children understanding of syntax rules becomes more sophisticated, with most children interpreting sentences correctly

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9 yrs old