Module 7: Cognitive Develpment

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Module 7: Cognitive Development

Watch the following YouTube video which will introduce you to Piaget’s life and theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX6JxLwMJeQ
Read the following from Simply Psychology: https://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html
Watch the following YouTube video that demonstrates children’s behavior across each of Piaget’s Stages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRF27F2bn-A
Powerpoint slides and video of the six substages of Sensory-Motor Development (please note the powerpoint document includes information on Vygotsky):
1. Read the following powerpoint document which explains 6 substages of Sensory- Motor Development: https://slideplayer.com/slide/8018760/
2. Watch the following YouTube video that explains the 6 substages of the sensorimotor period and object permanence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xscJbx6T7E8
Read the following from VeryWell Mind, which outlines the criticisms of Piaget’s theory: https://www.verywellmind.com/support-and-criticism-of-piagets-stage-theory-2795460

Watch the following YouTube video which will introduce you to Vygotsky’s life and theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzmZtHuZPY
Read the following introduction to the basics of understanding Vygotsky’s theory on Simply Psychology: https://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html
1. Reading: More on the ZPD, but with a focus on scaffolding: https://sites.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash/Best%20of%20Bilash/vygotsky.html
Watch: Charlie and the Zone of Proximal Development on YouTube: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=charlie+and+the+zone+of+proximal+development&&view=detail&mid=70AFF620B8F20FA48E5570AFF620B8F20FA48E55&&FORM=VRDGAR
1. ASSIGNMENT: After watching Charlie and the Zone of Proximal Development answer the following questions using 3 or 4 sentences to explain your answer.
  1. What was your impression of what Charlie could do without the help of his mom? How well could he count? Provide an example from the video to support your answer.
  2. Describe at least two instances where Charlie’s mom using scaffolding to teach her son how to count.
  3. What was the result of Charlie’s mom using what she knew about scaffolding on her son’s ability to count? Was it successful? Was Charlie able to generalize the information he learned? Why or why not (please provide examples from the video to support your answer).

Please read the following PDF by Aidon Sammons which introduces the work of Rene Baillargeon. Please keep in mind that Professor Baillargeon is one of many pioneers in this field which traces it’s founding to Elinor and J.J. Gibson (You are familiar with Elinor Gibson’s work. Remember the visual cliff?). http://www.psychlotron.org.uk/newResources/cogdev/A2_AQB_cogDev_BaillargeonObjectKnowledge.pdf
Watch the following YouTube Video which demonstrates some of the research being conducted by Proffessor Baillargeon: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rene+baillergeon&&view=detail&mid=5875AC7F78D8DF2F11075875AC7F78D8DF2F1107&&FORM=VRDGAR
1. ASSIGNMENT: After watching the Baillergeon video discuss in one paragraph what Piagetian criticism(s) are addressed by her work. Support your answer by providing examples from the video. Make sure to include in your response Baillergeon’s findings.

Read the Brief introduction to information processing and it’s effects on cognitive development at Mentalhealth.net: https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/early-childhood-cognitive-development-information-processing/
Watch, “Information Processing in Infancy: Habituation/Dishabituation Model: What do We Know”, found at YouTube? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=habituation&&view=detail&mid=90A9A140C8A3811AECC590A9A140C8A3811AECC5&&FORM=VRDGAR
Watch,”Baby’s Innate Number Sense Predicts Future Math Skill.” This video disscusses the work being done at Duke University using habituation to understand how infants understand concept of number and make future predictions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uh8FkR_4OU