PSYC 3850 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Lev Vygotsky, Adaptive Behavior, Delays

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3850
• Professor: Carol Anne Hendry

Document Summary

A person with a developmental delay may exhibit or acquire much of the same knowledge as one without a cid but at a slower rate and/or at a later age. A developmental difference is when a person displays behavior that is atypical for their age. Thus a difference may be that the behavior is typical at some point on human development but its persistence suggests challenges beyond delayed development. The aaidd notes that intellectual functioning must be viewed within the context of several other dimensions such as: Adaptive behavior (conceptual, social and practical skills) Health (physical and mental along with etiological factors) Two important theories were developed by piaget and vygotsky that are constructivist in nature. Each theory emphasizes that a person constructs through increasingly complex cognitive functions their understanding of the environment, events and interactions with others along with their own thoughts and actions.