Jean Piaget (Cognitivist) Flashcards
1
Q
What approach did Piaget take in his studies?
A
Psycholinguistic approach
2
Q
What did Piaget argue?
A
Linguistic development was in the process of childrens other areas of intellectual development
3
Q
What did Piaget say played an important role in early language comprehension?
A
Egocentrism
4
Q
What happens with egocentrism?
A
People only see the world from their own perspective
5
Q
What did Piaget say about the large vocab growth that usually happens around 18 months old?
A
Children become more aware of their surroundings at this time and learn more perspectives
6
Q
What is a key term which links intelligence and language?
A
Seriation
7
Q
What is Seriation?
A
The idea that children cannot contrast sizes of things before they learn comparative structures
