Theory studies Flashcards
Based on Chomosky’s theory of innate language, what are they?
We are born with a capacity of language that is influenced by experiencing and learning in an unlimited learning environment.
What was Chomosky’s theory on language acquisition ?
Theory of language is innate and the language acquisition occurs during critical development stages.
What are Piaget’s theory on cognition development?
Scheme to build blocks of knowledge, adaptation to transition experiences to another stage with new information, and stages of development.
Piaget’s essentials of the stages of development are…
Sensorimotor, peroperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
Definition of assimilation under Piaget’s theory
Existing schema to deal with a new object or situation
Definition of accommodation under Piaget’s theory
Happen when the existing schema (knowledge) does not work, and needs to ve changed to deal with a new object or situation.
Definition of Equilibration under Piaget’s theory
This occurs when the child’s schema can deal with most new information through assimilation (something that the child can remember)
Stages of development under Piaget’s theory: sensorimotor
Object permanence (objects that can be seen)
Stages of development under Piaget’s theory: preoperational
Egocentrism- child focuses her own needs and wants not concerned about others, but theirs.
Stages of development under Piaget’s theory: concrete operational
Conversation- child becomes less egocentric and better at conversation tasks when appearance changes like liquid in different shaped glass with same quantity of liquid
Negative reinforcement
Remove a particular behavior with positive consequences to reward
Positive reinforcement
Encourage to continue the positive behavior in order to see positive consequences
Who invented the idea of positive and negative reinforcement?
Skinner’s theory on behavior and operant conditioning of stimulus behaviors/reinforcements
