EDHD 411 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vocal Folds, Child Development, Norcia

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Education, Human Development
• Course: EDHD 411
• Professor: Lucas Butler

Document Summary

Empiricism illustrated: word learning: smith & yu (2008) An empiricist baby: hands: powerful exploration devices, eyes: data acquisition #1 & #2, brain: association-finding engine. A nativist baby: brain: motor control, navigational module, language faculty, emotional subsystems, primate social instincts, number sense, person concept, reflexive actions, face preference perceptual systems, object concept, geometry module. Are nativism and empiricism enough: development is a complex interaction of children"s innate capacities, their environment, and the content of their interactions, key themes & theories in child development. Hart & risley, 1995: children"s exposure to words generally related to ses. 12 month old exposed to 10 million words on welfare, 12 month old exposed to 20 million words raised by middle class. Ex. research on the importance of the years between birth and 3 has resulted in a major push for early childhood education: early head start, zero to three.