cognitivists

Question 1

outline piaget

Answer 1

• language acquisition is inline with development of mental ability
• cannot be taught before they are ready
• 4 development stages: sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational and formal operational

Question 2

what is the sensorimotor stage

Answer 2

• up to 2 years
• experiences the physical worlds through sense and begins classifying things in it
• lexis tends to be concrete
• object permanence develops

Question 3

what is the pre-operational stage

Answer 3

• 2 to 7 years
• language and motor skills develop
• language is egocentric

Question 4

what is the concrete operational stage

Answer 4

• 7 to 11 years
• begins thinking logically about concrete events
• begin to grasp abstract concepts

Question 5

what is the formal operational stage

Answer 5

• 11+ years
• abstract reasoning skills develop
• firm grasp of language

Question 6

what does egocentric mean

Answer 6

• a child is unable to see a situation form another person’s perspective or mentally process the concept that something can exist outside their immediate surroundings

Question 7

what is object permanence

Answer 7

• a child understands something can exist without having to see it

Question 8

outline vygotsky

Answer 8

• children often think out loud
• they learn that saying their thoughts out loud is anti-social - start learning to think in their heads
• creates interpersonal speech + learning this is influenced by socio-cultural factors (their surroundings)
• 2 ways to develop cognition: intrapsychological (interactions within the child), interpsychological (interactions between people)