Learning and Intelligence Theories Flashcards
Key psychologists included (9 cards)
1
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Piaget
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Cognitive development theory for how children’s thinking evolves.
2
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Sensorimotor (Piaget)
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Children explore through senses and actions (0-2 YO)
3
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Preoperational (Piaget)
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Children develop symbolic thought and language, but struggle with logical reasoning (2 - 7 YO)
4
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Concrete Operational (Piaget)
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Children can think logically about concrete objects and events (7-12)
5
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Formal operational (Piaget)
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Children engage in abstract thinking, and scientific/hypothetical reasoning (12+)
6
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Vygotsky
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Social interaction and culture for cognitive development (zone of proximal development)
7
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Chomsky
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Theory that babies have an innate language acquisition device and that they’re set up to learn a language
8
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Miller
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Chunking
9
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Gardner
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Multiple intellegences
