PSYC 3850 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Lev Vygotsky, Assistive Technology, Speech Disorder

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

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Developmental delay: an individual may exhibit or acquire much of the same knowledge and skills as someone without cids but at a slower rate and/or at a later age. Developmental difference: when an individual displays behaviours that is atypical of children or adolescents. Intellectual functioning must be viewed within the context of several other dimensions: adaptive behaviour, participation, interactions, and social roles, health (physical and mental health, and etiological factors, context ( environments and culture) Cognitive and other characteristics must be considered to be interactive and codependent on factors among these various dimensions. 2 major theories concerning cognitive development: piaget. Schemas within a child"s mind organize and interpret the input received through the senses and experience. Schemas are altered through assimilation (when new skills or knowledge are integrated into existing knowledge) and accommodation ( when thoughts and actions are adjusted based on new knowledge)