Development Throughout Lifespan Flashcards
What theorist believes nurture plays the biggest role in Language acquisition?
B.F Skinner
What is B.F Skinner’s thoughts, or nurture points, on language acquisition?
Language is learned and reinforced by the environment surrounding the child
Operant conditioning-rewarding sounds that are similar to words and ignoring ones that aren’t
Parenting, reading, material, poverty may affect language acquisition of a child
What theorist believes nature plays the biggest role in language acquisition?
Noam Chomsky
What are Noam Chomsky’s thoughts, or nature points, on language acquisition?
Children learn language the same way despite language
Deaf children learn language in a similar manner
Newborns are born with the innate capacity to recognize certain words
Isolated children learn some form of communication, even though it isnt understood by others
How much is genetics said to play a role in intelligence?
50-80%
Is genetics more influential on a child’s intelligence at early years or later on in life?
environment plays the largest role in child intelligence in early years, but as the individual ages the genetics determines the success of the child intellectually.
What childhood attributes affect intelligence?
Childhood neglect in forms of malnutrition, sensory deprivation, and social isolation all negatively affect a child’s intelligence. However, there are not said-so ways that intelligence can be fast-tracked
School, in general, increases intelligence, or is statistically shown to
What are characteristics of secure attachment and how does it represent in adulthood?
- The ability to separate from a parent, seek comfort, feel at ease with return of a parent, and prefers parent to stranger
- This is shown in adulthood as having the ability to have healthy relationships, good self-esteem, expressive, and trusting
What are characteristics of ambivalent attachment and how does it represent in adulthood?
- Wary of strangers, distressed when parents leave, does not appear comforted by return of parent
- Represents are reluctant to make relationships, low self-esteem, and distraught when a relationship ends
What are characteristics of avoidant attachment and how does it represent in adulthood?
Avoid parents, does not seek parental comfort, no preference between parent and stranger
- Represents as intimacy problems, little emotion in relationships, inability to have thoughts/feelings with others
What is disorganized attachment?
At young age shows resistant and avoidant behavoirs, and at early childhood takes on parental role
What areas in the brain are responsible for language aquisition?
Wernicks area in the temporal lobe, and broca’s area in the frontal lobe
Explain the role of Wernick’s area in language acquisition
Language comprehension
Explain the role of Broca’s area in language acquisition.
Speech production, using tongue and lips
What factors can affect the acquisition of language?
Injury, such as aphasia (affects language comprehension)
Inadequate early stimulation, missed critical point