PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Language Acquisition, Cognitive Flexibility, Sarcasm
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2 important has a productive and receptive use. Macarthur communicative development inventory (cdi) infants (8-16mo) toddler (16- Productive and receptive language; use of symbols and gestures (infants) Peabody picture vocabulary test (ppvt): long test since child is the one that completes it. Measure of correct added and compared to standardized results. Language acquisition: what system allows us to develop language nativist: all innate predisposition to acquire language (doesn"t matter of environment) nurture: language learned by reinforcement and imitation (environment is key; relationship of parents) Approached as a universal feature of language biology and heredity. Language exist because human exist (cannot help to not talk) Social context: humour (social phenomenon), engage with others or pseudo-social, context of play (playful interaction); last from short to long lengths. Cognitive-perceptual process: involves idea and event that are incongruent and unexpected, we hold contradictory images of the same object at the same time (synergy)
