Cognitive Development in Infancy: 
Becoming Symbolic (Lecture 8)
Language Acquisition (Lecture 9)

I. Lecture 8:  Introduction 
	A.  Views of the infants mind
	B.  Becoming Symbolic

II. Theories            
	A.    Piaget's theory (pp. 212-217)
      		1.  Becoming Symbolic:  Assumptions
           		2.   The six substages
		           i.  Reflexes (0-1)
		           ii.  Primary Circular Reactions (1-3)
		           iii.  Secondary Circular Reactions (4-8)
		           iv.  Purposeful Coordination (8-12)
		           v.  Tertiary Circular Reactions (12-18)
		           vi.  Mental Representation (18 and on)
           		3.  View of the infant's mind.
	B.  Information Processing (p. 224-229)
		1.  Assumptions
                          2.  Becoming Symbolic
		3.  View of the infant's mind
	C.  Nativism (p. 222)
		1.  Assumptions
		2.  Infant's innate understanding of physics
		3.  View of the infant's mind
	D.  Vygotsky and the Contextualists (p. 229-231)
		1.      Assumptions
		2.      Becoming Symbolic
		3.      View of the infant's mind 

III.  Symbolical Representations
            A.  Object Permanence (pp. 217-220)
		1.        Piaget’s Account (video)
		2.        Information Processing Critique
		3.        Nativist Critique 
		4.        Significance

IV.  Lecture 9:  Symbolic Communication:  Language Acquisition (pp. 238-247; 356-360; 461-463)
    	A.   Language Defined 
    	B.   Hierarchical Organization
    	C.  Language Acquisition 
                	1.        Phonemics and Phonological Development 
                	2.       Morphology and Morphological Development 
                	3.        Semantics and Semantic Development 
                	4.        Syntax and Syntactic Development 
                	5.        Pragmatics and Pragmatic Development 
                	6.        Metalinguistic Knowledge