Chomsky's term for a hypothesized brain structure that enables humans to learn language
What is Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
100
Spoken world-wide, directed at babies, and consists of high-pitched, simplified & repetitive adult speech (Demonstrate example)
What is child-directed speech or "motherese"
200
An experimental apparatus that gives the illusion of a sudden drop-off between one horizontal surface to another. Used to measure depth perception
What is the Visual Cliff
200
Skinner found at THIS age that Babbling begins and is usually reinforced by parents
What is 6-9 months
200
The process of getting "used to"/bored with a stimulus after repeated exposure
What is Habituation
300
Sensorimotor feedback loop involving INFANTS OWN BODY through SENSING WITH THEIR REFLEXES (sucking/touching) and attempting to understand those sensations
What is the Primary circular reaction
300
HE proposed that infants are innately ready to use their minds to understand and speak whatever language is offered
Who is Chomsky
300
the awareness that people and objects exist even when they are no longer in sight (Give example of game which relies on lack of this awareness)
What is Object Permanance
400
Sensorimotor feedback loop involving ACTIVE EXPLORATION and IMPLEMENTATION where infant will vary their responses as a means of learning about the world
What is Tertiary circular reaction
400
The 3 general theories of language learning (LIST)
Theory 1 = Infants are Taught;
Theory 2 = Infants teach Themselves;
Theory 3 = Social Impulses foster Infant Language
400
Piaget's term for the way infants think during the first period of cognitive development
What is Sensorimotor Intelligence
500
Sensorimotor feedback loop involving PEOPLE AND OBJECTS where infant is responsive to things that can be manipulated
What is Secondary Circular Reaction
500
He said that infants (aged 18-24 months) begin to anticipate and solve simple problems by using mental combinations
Who is Piaget
500
A single word that is used to express a complete, meaningful thought