Review and Preview

Chapter 6

Review: Motor Development

Also, drawing, feeding, dressing

Review: Learning CapacitiesInvolves copying the actions of anotherimitation

Decreased response to stimulus after repeated exposure; renewed interest with new stimulihabituation and recovery

Pairing of conditioned stimulus with unconditioned stimulus to produce a behaviorclassical conditioning

Use of reinforcers or punishment to increase or decrease the likelihood of repeating a spontaneous behavioroperant conditioning

Preview: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

• Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory• Information Processing• Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory• Early Mental Development• Language Development

Quiz 61) During Piaget’s _________________ stage, which spans the first 2 years of life, infants and toddlers “think” with their eyes, ears and hands. 2) According to Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, complex mental

activities have their origins in ___________________________. Through joint activities with (less/more) mature members of their society, children come to master activities and think in ways that have meaning in their culture.

3) True or False: Scores on infant intelligence tests are excellent predictors of intelligence beyond early childhood.

4) What is telegraphic speech? Provide an example