[CHDV 20000] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 33 pages long Study Guide!

• School: University of Chicago
• Department: Comparative Human Development
• Course: CHDV 20000
• Professor: Lindsey Richland

Document Summary

Concrete operational stage: third major state of cognitive development in piaget"s theory. Children can decenter their perception less egocentric can think logically about concrete objects between 7 and 11 yrs children possess reversibility. Logic of perception drives thought (some concepts still hard to understand, like infinity) What circumstances are they presented with where they don"t need insightful/intellectual thinking?) upper level of intelligence in the human species can not be qualitatively improved upon once acquired. Addition of abstract reasoning to concrete operational abilities. Language socialization needed to speak a language benefit of being exposed to more than one perspective of language learning. Context is a frame that surrounds the event being examined and provides resources for its appropriate interpretation. requires a focal event field of action. Must take into account the perspective of the participants in context. Human beings can reshape the context of their actions within the interaction. Depends on setting, behavioral environment (spatial setting), language, extra situational context.