Summary: Psych Lifespan Chapter 5
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Sensorimotor stage - circular reaction
random event -- like it -- repeat it.
-allows child everything there is to learn about activity (adaptive) -
The characteristics of Sensory Register
1. unlimited capacity
2. all environmental info stored here
3. visual stimuli are stored for less than a second -
Short term memory storage
-sorts through and processes attended information
-can only hold info for a few seconds
-you can hold 2-7 items in your brain -
zone of proximal development
a range of tasks too difficult for the child to do alone but possible with help of an adult (zygotsky) -
Thomas and chess model on temperament...
responsible for discovery of 3 temperament types
-study followed children from infancy untill adolescence -
Easy temperament- what is the percentage and definition
40% normal development, handle routines well, little trouble adapting -
slow to warm up - % and def.
15% Mild reactions, adapts slowly, has a negative mood -
how stable is temperament?
-low as general rule
- develops as we age
-best chance to predict temperament is after age 3 -
Behaviorist perspective involve..
reinforcement and imitation -
Chomsky in his nativist perspective believed that
grammar rules are too complex to be directly taught
-LAD (language acquistion device): we have components in our brain that are assigned to language and hard wired rules in them
-inter actionist perspective
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