Lesson 1

• According to Piaget, how do children develop language?

  By matching the correct words to their existing knowledge of the world
• What happens after a child understands a concept?

  They then learn how to express their understanding of it using language
• What is the main concept of Piaget's theory?

  Language depends on thought/ thought precedes language.
• What did Piaget believe lead to the growth of language?

  Cognitive development
• Piaget believed we can only use lavaguage at a level that matches our...

  Cognitive development
• What do children typically do when they hear others use new vocabulary/ words?

  Copy it
• What did Piaget believe a child couldn't do until they understand a concept?

  Use that vocabulary to communicate
• How did Piaget believe children develop their ability to use language?

  In stages
• In the sensorimotor stage, what are babies learning? What do they begin to do?

  What their bodies can do + making vocal sounds + copy the sounds that they hear others making
• What are children able to do in the preoperational stage? What is limited?

  Voice their internal thoughts, but limited use of language for communicating with people
• How do children use language in the concrete operational stage?

  Language has developed but can only talk about actual, concrete things
• How can language be used in the formal operational stage?

  To talk about abstract, theoretical ideas
• What is a schema?

  A mental framework that influences Cognitive processing, containing all the information we have about one aspect of the world
• What is an example of a strength of Piaget's theory in relation to languge?

  Early languge is not random
• How does the fact that children's early language consists of two-word phrases provide evidence for. Piaget's theory?

  Shows that they have some understanding of the two words being connected
• What is a weakness of Piaget's theory in relation to schemas?

  It is not possible to scientifically measure when a child has developed a schema
• Why is Piaget's theory not reliable?

  Very little evidence to support t more research to support other theories
• What may have Piaget underestimated about children?

  Misjudged the degree to which children use language to ask questions and learn about the world
• What did Piaget neglect about language?

  The social function
• What is Piaget's theory based on?

  Data from his own research, a lot of which was carried out on his own children
• What is a strength of collecting dates from his own children?

  The behaviour he was observing was very natural → his children were unlikely to realise anything unusual was happening
• Why may his findings lack objectivity or decreased validity?

  Data maybe flawed may have allowed his personal biases about his children affect his judgement
• Why is Piaget's theory not representative?

  He developed his theory using a small sample of middle-class children- class from Switzerland → findings may not tell us about the use of language of children from different social classes or cultures
• When did Piaget say children would start learning new words or using grammatical structures?

  When they are cognitively ready