PSYC 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Language Acquisition Device, 18 Months, Pacifier
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Intelligence behavior: a. b. goal oriented intentional and conscious. I meant to do that not accidental adaptive creates a shortcut, simplifies conditions: behaviorism: everything is learned. Learning is based on complex patterns of reward and punishment [pavlov and skinner (operative conditioning-reinforcement patterns): skinner debate with chomsky human have a language acquisition device. Language learned one word at a time errors correct: piaget(cognitive) learning takes place through development of brain. All children with normal development should be able to understand same things at same stage of life: sensorimotor stage [birth 2 years] Intellectual achievement based on development of skills through five senses and motor (coordination). We look at how well children are walking, talking, running, coloring, jumping, etc. Achievements: object permanence: the attempt to search for objects, symbols represent objects. Before out of sight, out of mind if they can"t see it, it doesn"t exist. Deferred imitation around 2 will be able to see actions and repeat later.
