psych final Flashcards
cooing
vowel-like sounds (around 2 months of age)
babbling
intentional vocalizations that lack specific meaning (around 4-5 months of age) gradually more complex over first-year
crying
when uncomfortable, sleepy, in pain or hungry
jargoning
act like they’re talking to you
BF skinner
when it comes to children learning language environment plays important role, (when learning to speak they’re imitating environment , reinforcement of children talking (positive reinforcement)
chanski
if children learn language like skinner said, it doesn’t explain our language growths, one moment they know a handful of words and then bam. he is arguing language is more biological
cognitive neuroscience view
- integrates the two skinner and chanksi
- biological and environment
- skinner young
- chanski later
spearman’s factor theory
one oldest (1904) intelligence equates to two different abilities, g and s factor
g factor
general intelligence, ability to reason and solve problems , influence each cluster/test item, amount of influence varies
s factor
specific intelligence- unique to each test cluster or item, ability to excel in certain areas (i.e. art, music, business)
traditional iq tests examine what?
g factor
gardener’s multiple intelligence
theorized eight relatively independent areas
savant
someone who has exceptional skills
8 areas of gardeners theory
- linguistic
- logical- mathematical
- musical
- bodily- kinesthetic
- spatial
- interpersonal
- interpersonal
- naturalist
3 sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
late 1980s-90s
3 kinds of intelligence ,
analytical, creative, practical
analytical intelligence
“book smarts” break problems down into component parts
creative intelligence
divergent thing-ability to deal with new and different concepts; come up with new ways to solve problems
practical intelligence
“street smarts” ability to use information and to get along in life, know how to be tactful; to manipulate situations to their advantage; how to use inside information to increase their odds of success, predicts success in life, but has low correlation to analytical intelligence.
salovey and Mayer
first introduced emotional intelligence.
Goleman
1995, later expanded emotional intelligence , impulse control is most important
4 components of emotional intelligence
- self awareness
- to be self- motivated
- to have a certain level of empathy
- to be socially skilled
self awareness
awareness and ability to manage ones own emotions. impulse control.