Transcript Chapter 8: Sensation and Perception

Chapter 3:
Infancy and
Childhood
Mr. McCormick
Psychology
Do-Now:
(Discussion)
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Briefly describe each of Piaget’s Stages of
Cognitive Development:
 Sensorimotor
 Preoperational
 Concrete
Operations
 Formal Operations
The Development of Language
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Theory of Language:
Inborn
 Reinforced
 Occurs during critical period
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Between the ages of 2 and 5, a child learns an
average of 10 words per day
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See Figure 3.6 “The Flowering of Language” on pg. 68
“Too Late for Words:
The Case of Genie”
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Discussion Questions:
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Why, when found, was Genie unable to speak
coherently or understand language?
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Describe Genie’s ability to learn to use language
properly. How much progress in language
development did Genie make? Explain.
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What conclusions can you draw from this case about
a window of opportunity to learn language? Are the
results conclusive? Explain.
“Too Late for Words:
The Case of Genie”
“Genie”
(Child)
“Too Late for Words:
The Case of Genie”
“Genie”
(Adult)
Review
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When do children generally begin speaking?
What is this called?
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By 4 years old, a child’s vocabulary should be
comprised of about how many words?
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What does the case study of “Genie” suggest
about the development of language?
Homework
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Read Chapter 3.1 “Physical, Perceptual, and
Language Development”
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Pgs. 61-68
Complete Section 1 Assessment
Pg. 68
 #s 2, 4
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Quiz: Chapter 3
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(F) 10/8/10