Discussion Questions- EDUC MIDTERM

which of the following theorists listed above developed a prevalent bio-ecological theory of development

Bronfenbrenner

How did research design used by Piaget differ from research design used by Harlow?

Piaget used observations and clinical interviews in his work where as Harlow used hands on research with monkeys to examine attachment behaviors

What did Vygotsky mean by a primacy of language in his theories?

Language plays a fundamental role and crucial role in cognitive development

What theorists above would be associated with ethology?

Lorenz, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, and it means that they studied human behavior and were considered behaviorists

Which theorists is associated with developing the Universal Grammar Theory with LAD

Noam Chomsky

What term is listed closely associated with the language- related concept of "code switching"

language alteration

What theorists was interested in mapping out the qualitative development of though by young children

Piaget by studying the interactions of children, mostly boys, out and at playgrounds

How did Banduras theories represent a tweak to the theories of the behaviorists

While behaviorists focused on how the environment and reinforcement affect behavior, Bandura recognized that people learn by observing how others behave, including the rewards and punishment they receive

Which theorists had theories that included stages as well as the development of the Id, Ego, and superego

Sigmund Freud

Which theorists might you associate with instinctual imprinting

Konrad Lorenz

How learning occurs through mediated activity, what theorist worked on this

Mediated learning is a structured approach to learning that involves an adult helping a child learn through interactions and it was developed by Vygotsky

What are examples of telegraphic speech

Car go, mommy sit, daddy fix, big doggy

Lynn Erikson, a contemporary educator who empaszied concept-based teaching used what theorists work

Bruner, Spiraling curriculum

John Locke is associated with what terms

nature vs nature and all the thinking of Rousseau, that all children are born inherently good

What are hox genes and what role do they play in development

they indicate which cells are going to become a specific tissue and organ, and their mutation can make a huge change to a body.