Chapter 3: Infancy and Childhood

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Chapter 3Infancy and Childhood

• Mr. McCormick
• Psychology

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Do-Now(Discussion)

• Briefly describe each of Piagets Stages of
  Cognitive Development
• Sensorimotor
• Preoperational
• Concrete Operations
• Formal Operations

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The Development of Language

• Theory of Language
• Inborn
• Reinforced
• Occurs during critical period
• Between the ages of 2 and 5, a child learns an
  average of 10 words per day
• See Figure 3.6 The Flowering of Language on pg.
  68

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Too Late for Words The Case of Genie

• Discussion Questions
• Why, when found, was Genie unable to speak
  coherently or understand language?
• Describe Genies ability to learn to use language
  properly. How much progress in language
  development did Genie make? Explain.
• What conclusions can you draw from this case
  about a window of opportunity to learn language?
  Are the results conclusive? Explain.

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Too Late for WordsThe Case of Genie
Genie
(Child)
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Too Late for WordsThe Case of Genie
Genie
(Adult)
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Review

• When do children generally begin speaking? What
  is this called?
• By 4 years old, a childs vocabulary should be
  comprised of about how many words?
• What does the case study of Genie suggest about
  the development of language?

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Homework

• Read Chapter 3.1 Physical, Perceptual, and
  Language Development
• Pgs. 61-68
• Complete Section 1 Assessment
• Pg. 68
• s 2, 4
• Quiz Chapter 3
• (F) 10/8/10