Intellectual development Flashcards
Name the five different types of intellectual development?
Memory
Moral development
Problem solving
Language development
Abstract thinking
A period of fast intellectual development happens in what stages?
Infancy and early childhood
When thought processes develop and individuals are able to give reasoning happens in which stages?
Early childhood and adolescence
Past experiences help individuals think through problems and reach a judgement in what life stage?
Middle adulthood
When individuals continue too learn however memory and speed of recall is affected by age?
Late adulthood
1-Everybody is born with the capacity to develop and learn any language
2-Language development is instinctive
3-Every child has a LAD
4- Grammar is a vital skill needed for children to learn language
The key principles of Chomskys LAD theory
Criticisms of chomskys theory
1- Lack of evidence
2-Hypothetical explanation (we dont know where the LAD is located)
3-Ignores importance of social interaction
4-Cannot explain why people with learning disabilities have delayed language
What type of thinking develops in early adulthood?
Logical thinking
What type of thinking develops in early adulthood?
Logical thinking
What is egocentric thinking
The inability to see something from somebody else’s point of view
Memory loss starts too occur during what life stages
Middle adulthood and late adulthood
Who’s theory is this, “All children move through four stages of learning”?
Piaget
What are the 4 stages and age ranges of Piagets theory?
Sensorimotor stage (0-2)
Preoperational stage (3-7)
Concrete operational stage (8-12)
Formal operational stage (13+)
What is a schema
Categories of knowledge that help us too interpret and understand the world
What is the process of taking in new information into our already existing schema’s called?
Assimilation
