cog and dev specification

Question 1

piagets theory of cognitive development

Answer 1

schemas, assimilation,accommodation, equilibration. (Lifespan learning)

Question 2

piagets stages of intellectual development

Answer 2

stageges of intellectual development (Sensory motor,Preoperational, Concrete operational Formal operational). Characteristics of these stages. including object permanence, conservation, egocentrism, and class inclusion.

Question 3

Vygotskys theory of cognitive development

Answer 3

Vygotskys theory of cognitive development (the social and individual level, elementary and high mental functions, role of others, role of language, cultural differences in cognitive abilities) including the zone of proximal development and scaffolding

Question 4

Baillargeons explanation of early infant abilities

Answer 4

Baillargeons explanation of early infant abilities , including knowledge of the physical world (infant physical reasoning(PRS)), violation of expectation research

Question 5

Selmans levels of perspective taking

Answer 5

the development of social cognition: Selman levels of perspective taking (stages of development; socially egocentric, social information role taking, self reflective role taking, mutual role taking, social and conventional system role taking), (include relation to deception and later developments to see and theory)

Question 6

Theory of Mind

Answer 6

The development of social cognition: theory of mind (INVESTIGATING:intentional reasoning, false belief task, Baron eye task), including theory of mind as an explanation for autism (Frith mind blindness, theory of mind mechanism,) ; the Sally Anne study (Baron-cohen)

Question 7

Mirror neurons

Answer 7

(Discovery) the role of the mirror neuron system and intention, mirror neurons in social cognition (Lacaboni) (mirror neurons and autism)