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What theory suggests that infants are born with innate knowledge systems?

Core Knowledge Perspective

Which concept refers to the ability to intuitively perceive numerical differences without using symbols?

Nonsymbolic Comparison

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where easier numerical ratios are processed more quickly than harder ratios?

Ratio Effect

Which brain region is specifically mentioned as being recruited early in human development for number processing?

Parietal Lobe

What study method reveals the involvement of the right IPS in preverbal number processing?

fNIRS

Which cognitive ability is foundational for higher-level math skills?

Numerical Magnitude

What is a potential issue with correlation studies, as discussed in the text?

They cannot infer causation

Why did the approximate arithmetic training in elementary schools not lead to improved math scores?

The training did not target symbolic arithmetic skills

Why do correlation studies face the Third Variable Problem?

They cannot account for other influencing factors

What was the outcome of the nonsymbolic arithmetic training in improving performance on symbolic arithmetic?

There was no improvement in symbolic arithmetic skills

Why is it difficult to establish a causal relationship between intuitive number sense and math based on correlation studies?

Number tasks may not accurately represent math proficiency

What was a key factor that hindered the effectiveness of approximate arithmetic training in children?

Failure to target symbolic arithmetic skills in the training

Spearman's theory of intelligence proposes that intelligence is divided into multiple independent abilities.

False

Garner's Multiple Intelligences theory suggests that there are eight distinct types of intelligence.

True

According to Horn and Cattell, fluid intelligence is the knowledge base acquired through experience.

False

Thurstone's theory of intelligence suggests that there are several mental abilities that are interdependent in making up intelligence.

False

The Triarchic Theory of Intelligence proposes that intelligence allows individuals to adapt only to a specific context.

False

Charles Spearman's theory of intelligence includes the concept of General Intelligence (g factor).

True

The Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test (STAT test) measures only analytical intelligence.

False

Working memory and visuo-spatial short term memory are not associated with IQ according to information processing theory.

False

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V) is designed for individuals aged 2 to 6 years.

False

The IQ score represents how well a person does compared to a small group of people of different ages.

False

Matrix Reasoning from WPPSI assesses verbal reasoning.

False

Receptive Vocabulary from WPPSI assesses vocabulary skills in children.

True

At what age does IQ show stability, according to the text?

Starting at age 4

What does the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III primarily function as?

A screening tool

How does infant performance on intelligence tests relate to their performance in childhood according to the text?

It has no relation to later intelligence test performance

What is the main factor influencing infant performance on intelligence tests?

Arousal and motivation

What is the key function of the Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test?

Assesses analytical, creative, and practical intelligence

What does the Seattle Longitudinal Study reveal about the development of intelligence in adulthood?

Fluid intelligence decreases earlier than crystallized intelligence.

How do cultural influences impact IQ test performance according to the text?

What is one way to reduce cultural bias in IQ tests?

Including questions familiar to people from all backgrounds

How does socioeconomic status relate to IQ scores according to the text?

Higher socioeconomic status leads to higher IQ scores.

What factor contributes to the biological slowing of the central nervous system according to the Seattle Longitudinal Study?

Frontal lobe functioning

What is the Flynn effect related to in terms of intelligence testing?

Increases in average IQ scores over generations

The concept of neurodiversity emphasizes that children with disabilities are inferior to their typically developing peers.

False

Neurodevelopmental disorders only result in impairments in academic functioning.

False

The DSM-V defines neurodevelopmental disorders as having an onset in the developmental period and resulting in impairment in everyday functioning.

True

The Seattle Longitudinal Study revealed that the development of intelligence in adulthood is static and unchanging.

False

Garner's Multiple Intelligences theory suggests that there are three distinct types of intelligence.

False

Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by social and communication deficits, often accompanied by restrictive and repetitive behaviors.

True

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is primarily associated with a single core symptom: hyperactivity.

False

Intellectual Disability is defined by having an IQ below 90.

False

Giftedness is traditionally defined solely by IQ scores of 120 or greater.

False

Creativity in gifted individuals is assessed by their ability to generate multiple usual possibilities when faced with a problem.

False

Giftedness needs to be developed and nurtured, as these individuals do not inherently possess exceptional talents.

False

Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is diagnosed based on a measurable difference between aptitude and achievement in a particular academic area.

True

Children with Intellectual Disabilities (IQ score < 70) can be diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD).

False

Dyslexia is characterized by severe difficulties in learning to write words.

False

Dyscalculia has a prevalence rate of 5-15% in school-aged children according to the content.

True

Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM, APA, 2013) requires academic difficulties to be present for at least 3 months before diagnosing a Specific Learning Disorder (SLD).

False

Dyslexia is stated to have a high co-occurrence with specific language impairments in the text.

True

What percentage of children diagnosed with dyscalculia also have dyslexia, according to the text?

70%

How many children diagnosed with dyscalculia have language disability, as mentioned in the text?

25%

What type of education promotes a sense of belonging for all learners?

Inclusive Education

What does the term 'heterogeneity within disorders' mean in the context of learning differences?

Disorders vary greatly in their presentation.

What is a key characteristic of learning differences, as discussed in the text?

They often co-occur with other disorders.

Babbling typically begins around 3 months of age.

False

Receptive language in infants exceeds productive language in the early stages of development.

True

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development III primarily assesses fine motor skills in infants.

False

Infants show an increase in sucking when they detect differences in sounds of their maternal language.

True

Habituation refers to the decrease in sucking rate when infants get used to repeating sounds.

True

Cooing, the deliberate production of vowel sounds, typically occurs between 2 to 3 years of age in infants.

False

Phonology involves understanding the meaning or content of words and sentences.

False

Morphology is the component of language that deals with how sounds can be combined to form words.

True

Semantics focuses on the structure of sentences within a language.

False

Syntax is about how to use language effectively for communication.

False

Pragmatics involves understanding how to communicate effectively using language.

True

Infants are born with an innate knowledge system, according to the text.

True

Holophrases are one-word expressions that infants use to communicate complete thoughts.

True

Baby Sign Language can accelerate speech and language development in infants.

False

Telegraphic Speech includes lengthy, detailed sentences similar to those in a telegram.

False

Competence in using syntax emerges in children around 20-30 months of age.

True

The awareness of the communicative purpose of speech emerges around 2.5 years of age in children.

False

What term describes the process of quickly acquiring and retaining a word after hearing it applied a few times?

Fast Mapping

Which language development milestone involves applying a word too broadly?

Underextension

What type of errors occur in language development when grammatical rules are applied too stringently?

Overregularization Errors

Which component of language development involves combining words into sentences in sophisticated ways?

Syntax

What is the period of rapid vocabulary learning that typically occurs between 16 and 24 months called?

Vocabulary Spurt

Which type of language error involves applying a word more narrowly than it is usually applied?

Underextension Error

What is the main premise of the Nativist Theory of language development?

The human brain has an innate capacity for language acquisition.

How does Infant-Directed Speech (Motherese) differ from adult speech?

It has specific sound characteristics and simpler grammar.

What is a common characteristic of households with low SES in relation to language development?

Less exposure to speech and greater household instability.

Which theory posits that both maturation and contextual influences shape language comprehension and expression?

Interactionist Theory

What key concept does the Universal Grammar in the Nativist Theory refer to?

Innate storehouse of rules that apply to all human languages.

What does the Language Acquisition Device (LAD) facilitate in infants according to the Nativist Theory?

Rapid analysis and comprehension of everyday speech.

Low socioeconomic status (SES) is positively correlated with better language development in children.

False

Simultaneous Bilingualism involves exposure to one language from birth.

False

Bilingualism is associated with limited cognitive skills such as memory and analytical reasoning.

False

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is characterized by early onset of speech and advanced grammatical skills.

False

Conversational turn-taking has no impact on language related brain function according to Romeo et al., 2018.

False

Child interactions with parents do not influence brain development according to Romeo et al., 2018.

False

When do infants typically begin displaying self-conscious emotions like empathy and pride?

Around 15–18 months

What is the term for the ability to control one's emotions?

Emotion Regulation

Which of the following is NOT listed as a basic emotion displayed by infants between 2 and 7 months?

Confusion

What type of smile do infants exhibit in response to seeing familiar people?

Social Smile

How do reciprocal interactions between mothers and infants affect maternal depression according to the text?

Exacerbate maternal depression

At what age do self-conscious emotions like shame and guilt typically begin to emerge?

Around 15–18 months

What is social referencing in infants?

Looking to caregivers for emotional cues

How do emotional display rules impact emotional expressions in children?

They restrict the display of emotions

What contributes to the variations in stranger wariness in infants?

Temperament, past experiences, and situation

How does face-to-face play contribute to emotional development in infants?

It fosters emotional regulation and management

What is the key challenge associated with social referencing when mothers experience postpartum depression?

Difficulty interpreting ambiguous events

How do contextual influences impact emotional development in infants?

They shape emotional development along with maturation

Infants display Separation Anxiety during the stage of Indiscriminate Social Responsiveness.

False

According to Bowlby's Ethological Perspective, Secure Base provides a foundation for infants to return to when happy.

False

Crying, smiling, cooing, and clinging are examples of Signaling behaviors aimed at bringing infants into contact with caregivers.

False

The stage of Discriminating Sociability occurs from birth to 2 months of age according to Bowlby's Ethological Perspective.

False

Reciprocal Relationships stage in attachment formation lasts from 7-24 months and onward.

True

Internal Working Model includes expectations about one's worthiness of love and how attachment figures will be treated.

True

Infants typically begin displaying self-conscious emotions like empathy and pride around 18 months of age.

False

Children who coo between 2 to 3 years of age are displaying language development milestones.

False

Parental stress and frustration do not impact child adjustment according to contextual risk factors discussed in the text.

False

Neighborhood and community violence are linked with protective factors that reduce the effects of violence exposure on children.

False

Resilience refers to the inability to respond or perform positively in the face of adversity.

False

Exposure to community violence has no impact on children's sense of safety.

False

Infants' negative reactions are not influenced by maternal depressive symptoms according to Roben et al., 2015.

False

Emotion regulation in childhood is influenced by advances in cognitive development and language development, but not theory of mind.

False

Resilience involves achieving below expectations given poor home, school, and community circumstances.

False

Reciprocal relationships between maternal depression and infants' negative reactions were not studied by Roben et al. in 2015.

False

What is a key outcome associated with secure attachments during middle childhood and adolescence?

Greater emotion regulation skills

Which behavior is associated with infants that exhibit avoidant adult attachments?

Difficulty trusting others

What is a common characteristic of anxious adult attachments?

Difficulty seeking closeness in relationships

How does childhood attachment relate to internal working models in early adulthood?

It influences internal working models and relationship quality

In the context of adult attachment, what is the defining feature of a disorganized attachment?

Conflicted behaviors towards attachment figures

What is the term used to describe a structured observational procedure that reveals the security of attachment when infants are placed under stress?

Strange Situation

During which stage of attachment formation do infants typically display separation anxiety when separated from their primary caregiver?

Attachments

Which type of attachment is characterized by inconsistent and contradictory behavior towards the primary caregiver?

Insecure Disorganized Attachment

What psychological term describes a caregiver's ability to consistently and sensitively respond to a child's signals?

Maternal Sensitivity

Which of the following is NOT one of Bowlby's stages of attachment formation?

Limited Social Engagement

What term refers to a set of expectations about one's worthiness of love, the availability of attachment figures during distress, and how one will be treated?

Internal Working Model

In adult attachment theory, there are six types of attachments based on anxiety and avoidance.

False

Empirical articles in psychology typically include sections like Introduction, Experiment, and Discussion.

False

A multi-experiment paper in psychology is very rare and uncommon.

False

Reciprocal Relationships stage in attachment formation occurs from birth to 7 months of age.

False

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development III primarily assess gross motor skills in infants.

False

Approximate arithmetic training in elementary schools has consistently led to improved math scores among children.

False

Reading a journal article linearly is highly effective.

False

The primary question of a journal article is usually found in the main introduction or under the 'The present study' sub-heading.

True

Nonlinear reading of a paper involves dissecting it in one step to fully comprehend the content.

False

Thurstone's theory of intelligence states that there are several mental abilities that are independent of each other.

False

Syntax primarily focuses on the meaning of words within a language.

False

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development III primarily assesses gross motor skills in infants.

False

What is the main focus of Pre-conventional Reasoning according to Kohlberg's Cognitive Developmental Perspective?

Concern with punishment

In Conventional Reasoning, what motivates individuals to uphold rules according to Kohlberg's Cognitive Developmental Perspective?

Maintaining social order

At which stage of moral reasoning does Kohlberg propose that individuals value abstract ethical principles over societal laws?

Stage 6

What is the key characteristic of Prosocial Behavior as defined in the text?

Voluntary behavior intended to benefit another

How do infants demonstrate understanding of prosocial behavior in studies by Hamlin et al. (2007)?

Choosing the neutral character over the helper character

What is the distinguishing factor of Post-conventional Reasoning in Kohlberg's theory compared to Conventional Reasoning?

Value of abstract ethical principles over societal laws

What characterizes Heteronomous Morality according to Piaget?

Rules set by authority figures

Based on Kohlberg's Cognitive Developmental Perspective, what is the focus of his study on moral reasoning?

Moral issues involving justice, fairness, and rights

What concept is central to the Heinz dilemma presented by Kohlberg?

Respect for property rights

What is the key difference between Autonomous Morality and Heteronomous Morality?

View of fairness and equality

In Piaget's theory, what does Violation of rules merit under Heteronomous Morality?

Punishment regardless of intent

According to Kohlberg's Moral Reasoning theory, what drives Heinz to steal the drug?

Desperation to save his wife's life

Boys outperformed girls in mathematics in all 65 countries in 2009.

False

The average gender gap in math was 12 score points in 2018.

False

STEM median income is higher for females compared to males.

False

Gender stereotypes in STEM fields often overestimate girls' math abilities.

False

Male-dominated cultures in STEM perpetuate inclusive and diverse environments.

False

There is a significant gender gap in STEM occupations that has remained constant over the years.

False

Girls are more likely to excel in spatial reasoning tasks than boys according to the text.

False

There are no significant gender differences in general intelligence according to the text.

True

Girls consistently outperform boys in mental rotation tasks according to the findings in psychology.

False

Boys are more likely to recognize a stimulus that is rotated in space during infancy compared to girls.

True

Girls score higher on measures of reading comprehension and verbal fluency in adulthood compared to boys.

False

There are significant gender differences in general intelligence across all ages according to the text.

False

Girls consistently outperform boys in reading in every PISA country.

True

The gender gap in reading performance has decreased from 2009 to 2018 according to PISA data.

True

Boys outperform girls in reading at the lowest proficiency levels.

False

The gender gap in math performance is wider than in reading performance according to international assessments.

True

In STEM disciplines, there is no significant gender gap in occupational choices.

False

Cognition differences between genders do not have any biological explanations according to the lecture.

False

What is a predictor of STEM avoidance and underperformance throughout university?

Math Anxiety

Which of the following is NOT a control variable for predicting STEM occupations?

Cognitive-Emotional Behavioural Battery

What is challenging to study due to its unwieldy information space?

Knowledge

In the study by Sokolowski et al., what is a common emotional predictor of academic success?

Anxiety

What kind of reasoning is associated with the involvement of the right IPS in preverbal number processing?

Spatial Reasoning

Which factor does NOT predict academic success in the mathematical domain according to the text?

Neural Connectivity

What is a potential effect of female teachers' math anxiety on girls' math achievement?

It negatively affects girls' math achievement

According to Sokolowski et al.'s study, which factor is NOT significant in explaining sex differences in math anxiety?

Math Ability

What was a key focus of the study conducted by Sokolowski et al. in 2019 regarding math anxiety?

Exploration of sex differences in math anxiety

How does the presence of fewer female role models impact girls' perception of STEM subjects?

It contributes to girls' avoidance of STEM subjects

What did the study by Beilock et al. suggest about the relationship between female teachers' math anxiety and students' math achievement?

It negatively impacts students' math achievement

In the context of math anxiety, what did the study by Sokolowski et al. find to be a significant predictor of sex differences?

Perceived Spatial Ability

What is one reason why STEM fields are often viewed as masculine according to the text?

Gender stereotypes that associate masculinity with math and science

What contributes to the perpetuation of male-dominated cultures in STEM fields?

Exclusionary practices in male-dominated cultures

In the context of STEM occupation gender gaps, what is a common misconception that teachers and parents may have?

Underestimating girls' math abilities

What is one consequence of the perception that STEM fields are masculine, as discussed in the text?

Perpetuation of exclusionary male-dominated cultures in STEM

How do gender stereotypes impact girls' participation in STEM according to the text?

By underestimating girls' math abilities and discouraging their interest in STEM

What is a significant challenge faced by girls due to gender stereotypes in STEM fields?

Higher levels of math anxiety compared to boys

Study Notes

Individuals with Learning Differences

  • No single "cause" for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
  • Different profiles of strengths and weaknesses can lead to same behavioral difficulties
  • High comorbidity with other SLD: e.g., 25% of children with dyscalculia also have language disability, 18% have ADHD, and 70% have dyslexia (McGrath et al., 2020)

Teaching Children with Learning Differences

  • Special Education: range of services to help children with disabilities learn
  • Inclusive Education: promoting a sense of belonging for all learners

Studying Infant Language Development

  • Non-nutritive sucking method: measuring habituation and dishabituation responses to sounds
  • Infants can detect differences in sounds and show habituation (DeCasper et al.)
  • Newborn babies can distinguish between their maternal language and non-native language (Mehler, 1980s)

Language Development Milestones

  • Cooing (2-3 months): making deliberate vowel sounds
  • Babbling (6 months): repeating strings of consonants and vowels, becoming more similar to native language over time
  • Understanding and producing words (12-18 months): pointing and naming objects, identifying simple body parts
  • First words appear around 1 year of age, with receptive language exceeding productive language

Foundations of Language

  • Five basic components of language:
    1. Phonology: knowledge of sounds used in a language
    2. Morphology: understanding how sounds combine to form words
    3. Semantics: meaning or content of words and sentences
    4. Syntax: knowledge of sentence structure rules
    5. Pragmatics: understanding how to use language to communicate effectively

Infant Language Learning

  • Holophrases: one-word expressions to express complete thoughts
  • Baby sign language: using gestures to communicate around 8 months of age
  • Non-nutritive sucking paradigm: studying language processing in infants

Theories of Language Development

  • Learning Theory: language learned through operant conditioning and imitation
  • Nativist Theory: innate capacity to learn language, with Language Acquisition Device (LAD) and Universal Grammar
  • Interactionist Theory: language influenced by maturation and context

Language Development in School-Age Children

  • Metalinguistic awareness: understanding the nature and qualities of language
  • Vocabulary expansion and greater understanding of word meanings
  • Development of language pragmatics

Bilingualism and Learning a Second Language

  • Simultaneous bilingualism: exposure to two languages from birth
  • Advantages of bilingualism: cognitive skills, memory, selective attention, and analytical reasoning

Emotional Development in Infancy

  • Emotional competence: understanding and managing emotions
  • Emotional development influenced by social interaction and emotional understanding

Reciprocal Relationships between Maternal Depression and Infants' Negative Reactions

  • Maternal depression linked with infant negative reactions and language development
  • Quality of parent-child interactions influence language development and brain function

Emotional Development in Childhood

  • Emotional understanding: understanding factors that affect emotions
  • Emotion regulation: managing emotional experiences and expressions
  • Contextual influences on emotional development: neighborhood and community violence, parental stress and frustration### Thinking and Knowing
  • There are four types of adult attachments: Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, and Disorganized, which influence parenting behaviors
  • Adult attachment can be influenced by childhood attachment experiences and predicts internal working models and relationship quality in early adulthood

Empirical Articles

  • Main sections: Introduction, Experiment, Methods, Participants, Materials, Procedure, Results, General Discussion
  • Empirical articles typically have a multi-experiment paper structure
  • Introduction: sets up the research question and provides background information
  • Methods: describes participants, materials, and procedures used in the study
  • Results: presents the findings of the study
  • General Discussion: interprets the results, relates them to previous research, and discusses implications

Reading a Journal Article

  • Identify the primary question of the article
  • Determine the claim in response to the question
  • Evaluate how the data support the primary claim
  • Read the article non-linearly, focusing on headings, subheadings, and key phrases to identify the main points

Moral Reasoning

  • Piaget's perspective: children's understanding of rules develops through three stages (heteronomous, transitional, and autonomous morality)
  • Kohlberg's perspective: children's conceptions of justice and moral reasoning develop through six stages, categorized into pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional reasoning
  • Infants display understanding of prosocial behavior, with a preference for helpers over hinderers at six and ten months old

Cognition

  • Gender differences in cognition:
    • Spatial abilities: males tend to perform better
    • Verbal abilities: females tend to perform better
  • STEM occupations: underrepresentation of women, with various factors contributing to this gap (e.g., stereotype threat, lack of role models)

Academic and Occupational Development

  • Gender differences in academic achievement:
    • Reading: girls outperform boys
    • Math: boys outperform girls in some countries, but the gap is closing
  • Occupation: fewer women in STEM fields, with potential explanations including gender stereotypes, male-dominated cultures, and math anxiety### Theories of Intelligence
  • There are three forms of intelligence: Analytical, Creative, and Practical
  • Traditional IQ tests measure analytical ability and may underestimate intellectual strengths of some children
  • The Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test (STAT test) facilitates defining intelligent behavior by culture and context

Psychometric Approach to Intelligence

  • Binet and Simon developed the first intelligence test in France
  • Terman developed the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale, which measures five cognitive abilities in both non-verbal and verbal formats
    • Knowledge
    • Quantitative reasoning
    • Visual–spatial processing
    • Working memory
    • Fluid reasoning
  • Intelligence quotient (IQ) = mental age/chronological age × 100

Assessing IQ

  • Wechsler scales of IQ for all ages:
    • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS - IV): ages 16-90:11 years
    • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V): ages: 6-16:11 years
    • Wechsler Primary and Preschool Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV): ages 2:6 – 7:7 years
  • Matrix Reasoning from WPPSI assesses fluid reasoning
  • Receptive Vocabulary from WPPSI measures vocabulary skills

Development of Intelligence

  • IQ shows stability starting at age 4, with large individual differences
  • Intelligence scores are stable from childhood through adolescence
  • Research findings on intelligence change in adulthood are mixed
  • Seattle Longitudinal Study shows fluid intelligence declines earlier than crystallized intelligence

Cultural Influences on IQ

  • Cultural influences play a significant role in shaping IQ test performance
  • Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in IQ are found, with IQ scores closely linked to education
  • Stereotype threat affects IQ test performance
  • Bias in IQ tests can be reduced by including culturally fair questions and reducing reliance on verbal tasks

Neurodiversity

  • The concept of neurodiversity emphasizes that variation in neurodevelopment leads to strengths as well as impairments
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders include autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, and specific learning disorders

Specific Learning Disorders

  • Characteristics of giftedness include exceptional abilities, creativity, and outstanding performance
  • Giftedness needs to be developed and nurtured through enrichment or acceleration
  • Diagnosis of specific learning disorder (SLD) is based on IQ-Achievement Discrepancy
  • Dyslexia is a severe difficulty in learning to read words, with a prevalence rate of 5-15% in school-aged children
  • Dyscalculia is a learning disorder related to mathematics

Explore Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development, Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, Information Processing Theory, and the Core Knowledge Perspective as an Alternative Theory. Learn about infants' innate knowledge systems and numerical processing skills in this case study.

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