Kinesiology 3347A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Language Acquisition Device, Cerebral Palsy, Lev Vygotsky
4 Mar 2020
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Schematic learning: organization of experiences into expectancies, or known combinations, categories, 7 months infants actively use categories to process information (animal human, human. Animal: cannot process levels of categories. Superordinates (higher level categories) contains lower level categories: babies respond differently to animals and furniture but not to dogs and birds, hierarchical categories appear by 2 years but not well developed until about age 5. Measuring intelligence in infancy: bayley scale of infant development measure primarily sensory and motor skills and address cognitive and language development but can also be helpful in identifying developmental tasks. Fagan"s test of infant intelligence can be used with those with problems such as cerebral palsy. The beginnings of language: many important developments precede the use of a child"s first words. Theoretical perspectives: behaviourist infants learn language through parental reinforcement of word-like sounds and correct grammar.
