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perceptual - ANSWER -Based on appearance (shape, size, color, and other physical properties)
conceptual and when it occurs - ANSWER -Based on common functions (food items,
furniture, animals, plants, vehicles, kitchen utensils and spatial location)
-end of first year
zone of proximal development - ANSWER -a range of tasks that a child cannot yet handle
alone but can do with the help of more skilled partners
what do mental tests measure? - ANSWER -cognitive products that reflect mental development
and predict future performance
what do mental tests contrast? - ANSWER -cognitive theories which are concerned with the
process of development
goal of mental tests - ANSWER -measure behaviors that reflect development and arrive
at scores that predict future performance
intelligence quotient (IQ) - ANSWER -indicates the extent to which the raw score (# of
items passed) deviates from the typical performance of same-aged individuals
standardization - ANSWER -giving the test to a large, representative sample and using the
results as the standard for interpreting scores
, Normal distribution - ANSWER -a bell-shaped curve in which most scores fall near the mean,
or average, with progressively fewer towards the extremes
when are development quotients (DQ's) used? - ANSWER Because items on infant tests do not
tap the same dimensions of intelligence measured at older ages
Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) - ANSWER -checklist
for gathering information about the quality of children's home lives through observation
and parental interviews
center based for at risk toddlers and infants - ANSWER -children attend an organized child-care
or preschool program where they receive educational, nutritional, and health services, and
parents receive child-rearing and other social-service supports
home based for at risk toddlers and infants - ANSWER -skilled adult visits the home and works
with parents, teaching them how to stimulate young children's development
language acquisition device (LAD) and where language is housed and can the cortex develop
as they acquire language - ANSWER -Children are born with
-contains a set of rules common to all languages
For most people, language is housed largely in the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex,
but language areas in the cortex also develop as children acquire language
nature perspective and what it emphasizes - ANSWER -Noam Chomsky's theory regards young
childrens' language skill as innate
-childhood is a sensitive period for language acquisition
interactionist perspective for language - ANSWER -Emphasizes interactions between
inner capacities and environmental influences are vital for language development
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