PSYC 304 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Language Acquisition Device, Night Terror, Crossmodal
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Skinner debate with chomsky- humans have a language acquisition device: cognitive: piaget sensorimotor stage (circular reactions , object permanence, deferred imitation, psychometric- quantitatively measure a quality: reliable standardized valid (bayley"s scale. Infant development: information-processing-researchers studying infants" information-processing by a. Visual preferences b. habituation c. cross-modal transference: socio-cultural: of subj. Home--expressions of affection number of children"s toys & books in the home, quality of parent-child talk, non-punitive attitudes. Pre-linguistic speech(crying cooing babbling): gestures(representation and symbolic), 3. linguistic speech (holophrase, telegraphic, naming explosion *fast mapping) General characteristics of early speech: under-extension, over-extension over-regularizing. Chapter 6 temperament (be able to recognize what these factors mean: activity level b. rhythmicity, adaptability d. distractibility, quality of mood f. stimulus threshold, intensity of reaction h. approach withdrawal i. attention span. Attachment: strange situation tests: securely attached b. disorganized-disoriented c. ambivalent d. avoidant. Trust vs mistrust= virtue of hope: autonomy vs. shame and doubt=virtue of will.
