WGU D307 Educational Psychology &
Development of Children and
Adolescents Mod 2 | Updated
Piaget - Ans--Believed we learn from interaction with peers and
environment
Preconventional - Ans--All about me
Conventional - Ans--All about rules or laws
Postconventional - Ans--All about others
Kohlberg - Ans--Stages of Moral Development- Preconventional,
Conventional, Postconventional
Chomsky - Ans--Theory of Universal Grammar- Innate/Biological
Babbling- 6 to 8 months - Ans--Consonant-vowel combinations (ba-ba, ma-
ma)
Holophrastic- 9 to 18 months - Ans--Single words represent a sentence (up,
juice, mine)
Two-Word- 18 to 24 months - Ans--Mini sentences (doggy bark, me play)
Telegraphic- 24 to 30 months - Ans--Vocabulary increases. Use mostly
nouns and verbs, omits auxiliary words (Carrie want ball, I good boy today)-
early multiword stage
Later multiword stage- 30+ months - Ans--5+ word sentences, fastest
vocabulary increase. Sentences formed with improving grammar, structure
, Skinner - Ans--Operant conditioning and language development- children
learn language based on reinforcement
Operant Conditioning and Language Development - Ans--Children learn
language based on reinforcement, learn language through imitating,
prompting, shaping, they associate words with meanings, correct
utterances are positively reinforced- Skinner
Vygotsky - Ans--Social approach to language development
Social Approach to Language Development - Ans--language develops
through social interactions, children need interpersonal interactions, Zone
of Proximal Development (ZPD), scaffolding (temp support), Private
speech (talking to yourself)
Spearman - Ans--General intelligence (g factor)
Thurnstone - Ans--7 factor intelligence
Sternberg - Ans--successful intelligence
Gardner - Ans--Multiple intelligences
Behavioral theory - Ans--teacher directed, basic skills, direct instruction,
immediate feedback & correction, reinforcement- positive/negative,
punishment- time-out, shaping, token economy, computer-based tutorials
Constructivist Theory - Ans--Student-centered, building knowledge, lego
builders, build schema- student constructs own knowledge, real world,
learn from others, scaffolding, ZPD, project based learning, virtual learning
Cooperative Collaborative Theory - Ans--learning together, social
butterflies, interacting, mixed groups, encourage each other, individual
accountability, equal opportunity for success, model social behaviors
Information-processing/Social Cognitive - Ans--Memory, metacognitive
knowledge, sensory register, working memory, Self-regulation/control,
modeling, attention getting devices, chunking, concept mapping
Development of Children and
Adolescents Mod 2 | Updated
Piaget - Ans--Believed we learn from interaction with peers and
environment
Preconventional - Ans--All about me
Conventional - Ans--All about rules or laws
Postconventional - Ans--All about others
Kohlberg - Ans--Stages of Moral Development- Preconventional,
Conventional, Postconventional
Chomsky - Ans--Theory of Universal Grammar- Innate/Biological
Babbling- 6 to 8 months - Ans--Consonant-vowel combinations (ba-ba, ma-
ma)
Holophrastic- 9 to 18 months - Ans--Single words represent a sentence (up,
juice, mine)
Two-Word- 18 to 24 months - Ans--Mini sentences (doggy bark, me play)
Telegraphic- 24 to 30 months - Ans--Vocabulary increases. Use mostly
nouns and verbs, omits auxiliary words (Carrie want ball, I good boy today)-
early multiword stage
Later multiword stage- 30+ months - Ans--5+ word sentences, fastest
vocabulary increase. Sentences formed with improving grammar, structure
, Skinner - Ans--Operant conditioning and language development- children
learn language based on reinforcement
Operant Conditioning and Language Development - Ans--Children learn
language based on reinforcement, learn language through imitating,
prompting, shaping, they associate words with meanings, correct
utterances are positively reinforced- Skinner
Vygotsky - Ans--Social approach to language development
Social Approach to Language Development - Ans--language develops
through social interactions, children need interpersonal interactions, Zone
of Proximal Development (ZPD), scaffolding (temp support), Private
speech (talking to yourself)
Spearman - Ans--General intelligence (g factor)
Thurnstone - Ans--7 factor intelligence
Sternberg - Ans--successful intelligence
Gardner - Ans--Multiple intelligences
Behavioral theory - Ans--teacher directed, basic skills, direct instruction,
immediate feedback & correction, reinforcement- positive/negative,
punishment- time-out, shaping, token economy, computer-based tutorials
Constructivist Theory - Ans--Student-centered, building knowledge, lego
builders, build schema- student constructs own knowledge, real world,
learn from others, scaffolding, ZPD, project based learning, virtual learning
Cooperative Collaborative Theory - Ans--learning together, social
butterflies, interacting, mixed groups, encourage each other, individual
accountability, equal opportunity for success, model social behaviors
Information-processing/Social Cognitive - Ans--Memory, metacognitive
knowledge, sensory register, working memory, Self-regulation/control,
modeling, attention getting devices, chunking, concept mapping
