Exam 8: Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory, Cases Neo-Piagetian Theory, and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Outline four research findings that lend support to Vygotsky's views regarding private speech.

What did a recent meta-analysis show in relation to the development of theory of mind in preschoolers?

Discuss neo-nativism and theory theories of cognitive development.How do they add to and how do they differ from Piaget's theory?

Which of the following statements below describes Baillargeon's concept of explanation-based learning (EBL)?

Which statement best summarizes Piaget's view as to why children often hold erroneous explanations for real-world events?

Summarize the results from studies that have provided new evidence on egocentrism, causal reasoning, and conservation during the preoperational stage of cognitive development.

Yves is 8 months old.According to Piaget, which period of development is Yves in?

Discuss the four levels of investigation that Vygotsky believed should be used to evaluate human development.

Prior to acquiring a belief-desire theory of mind, what do young children think about the beliefs of others?

What would be an overall slogan of Vygotsky's theory?

During the concrete operational stage, children show the ability to solve conservation problems.Explain what a conservation problem is, and identify two cognitive operations that aid in solving this type of problem.

Describe the main components of a theory of mind, according to Baron-Cohen.How do these components relate to the symptoms of autistic disorder?

In DeLoache's original studies on the use of scale models, why did toddlers perform poorly?

According to Vygotsky, developmental studies comparing various animal species would be most appropriate for which type of research?

In contrast to Vygotsky, what was the focus of Piaget's theory?

DeLoache and colleagues conducted several research studies designed to map the development of preschool children's symbolic abilities.Describe the basic findings from these studies.

In contrast to Piaget, what was the focus of Vygotsky's theory?

A small child explores and taps a rubber ball and learns about the ball's properties via discovery.Which of Piaget's principles does the child's behaviour exemplify?

Many school-aged children use calculators to do daily arithmetic calculations.What would Vygotsky consider the calculator to be?

According to Piaget, what do children need in order to learn?