PSYCH 355 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jean Berko Gleason, Word Processor, These Kids
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Study questions - psychology 355 (cognitive development) - exam #3 - wt 2018: be able to define/explain the following terms. Please describe at least two pieces of experimental evidence to support your position: piaget, describes children"s speech as egocentric. Cite specific research: 2 problems: language background was confounded with ses (bilinguals with lower education and ses); didn"t assess whether participants were really bilingual (e. g. assumed based on last name or where they lived). How do they relate to math learning in academic contexts: approximate number system: approximate only, not exact. Seen in infants and a wide range of species. Accuracy gets better with age (6 mos 2:1, 10 mos 3:2, adults 8:7: tested in infants using a habituation task. Only works for small numbers (less than 3). Can tell how many there are without counting, present in infants: tested in infants by the violation of expectation tasks: the infant sees a toy.
