PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Falsifiability, Lev Vygotsky, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Erica Refling

Document Summary

Piles of theories: help us organize, predict, make sense of the world, frame how people look at the world, interpret situations, and make decision. Piaget"s legacy: when piaget was wrong about many things, he was right about others, huge impact on field, he examined the mistakes that children made, little scientists . Fine child at age three is gregarious at age 6. Differing language skills in 18 months old. Explains development through interactions between children and the settings in which they live. The sociocultural perspective: view children as social beings who are influenced by the cultures in which they live, lev vygotsky"s (1896-1934) Vygoysky"s sociocultural theory: zone of proximal development (zpd) Range of tasks child can perform with help of someone more skilled. Use of conversations, external and internal, to guide the learning: scaffolding. Adult provides problem-solving methods until child can perform independently. May also be used by child with peers.