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1. Vygotsky's Theory emphasizes how culture and social interaction
guide cognitive development
2. Piaget's Theory Theory stating that children actively construct their
understanding of the world and go through four
stages of cognitive development.
3. concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive develop-
ment (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during
which children gain the mental operations that en-
able them to think logically about concrete events
4. Gillian's theory of moral development based on women
Preconventional - What is practical to others and
best for self, realizing connection to others
conventional - wants and needs to fulfill others'
wants and needs
Postconventional - Moral equal of self and others
5. industry versus inferiority The fourth of Erikson's eight psychosocial crises,
during which children attempt to master many
skills, developing a sense of themselves as either
industrious or inferior, competent or incompetent.
6. Lawrence Kohlberg Theory of Moral 1. Preconventional Level - external consequences -
Development no internalization of values
2. Conventional Level - guided by internalized social
conformity
3. Postconventional Level - guided by internalized
legalized and moral principles/protect the rights of
society
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7.
8. Skinner's operant conditioning theory
of language development
9. Chomsky's theory of innate language
acquisition.
10. Arnold Gesell theorized that children develop according to dis-
tinct developmental stages.
11. Sensorimotor Stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2
years of age) during which infants know the world
mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and
motor activities
12. Preoperational Stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or
7 years of age) during which a child learns to use
language but does not yet comprehend the mental
operations of concrete logic
13. Formal Operational in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive develop-
ment (normally beginning about age 12) during
which people begin to think logically about abstract
concepts
14. zone of proximal development In Vygotsky's theory, the range between children's
present level of knowledge and their potential
knowledge state if they recieve proper guidance
and instruction
15. social speech speech intended to be understood by a listener
16. silent inner speech Talking inside our heads
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1. Vygotsky's Theory emphasizes how culture and social interaction
guide cognitive development
2. Piaget's Theory Theory stating that children actively construct their
understanding of the world and go through four
stages of cognitive development.
3. concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive develop-
ment (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during
which children gain the mental operations that en-
able them to think logically about concrete events
4. Gillian's theory of moral development based on women
Preconventional - What is practical to others and
best for self, realizing connection to others
conventional - wants and needs to fulfill others'
wants and needs
Postconventional - Moral equal of self and others
5. industry versus inferiority The fourth of Erikson's eight psychosocial crises,
during which children attempt to master many
skills, developing a sense of themselves as either
industrious or inferior, competent or incompetent.
6. Lawrence Kohlberg Theory of Moral 1. Preconventional Level - external consequences -
Development no internalization of values
2. Conventional Level - guided by internalized social
conformity
3. Postconventional Level - guided by internalized
legalized and moral principles/protect the rights of
society
1/9
, D094 WGU
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ey4dp1
7.
8. Skinner's operant conditioning theory
of language development
9. Chomsky's theory of innate language
acquisition.
10. Arnold Gesell theorized that children develop according to dis-
tinct developmental stages.
11. Sensorimotor Stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2
years of age) during which infants know the world
mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and
motor activities
12. Preoperational Stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or
7 years of age) during which a child learns to use
language but does not yet comprehend the mental
operations of concrete logic
13. Formal Operational in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive develop-
ment (normally beginning about age 12) during
which people begin to think logically about abstract
concepts
14. zone of proximal development In Vygotsky's theory, the range between children's
present level of knowledge and their potential
knowledge state if they recieve proper guidance
and instruction
15. social speech speech intended to be understood by a listener
16. silent inner speech Talking inside our heads
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