"Child Psychology-Cognitive Development
There should be 4-6 sentences per question
1. Describe, in your own words, Piaget's concept of preoperational thought.
2. Explain Vygotsky's ideas of children as apprentices and the "zone of proximal development".
3. In looking at cognitive development, explain what is meant by "theory-theory" and why is it significant?
4. Explain the role of fast mapping in children's acquisition of language.
5. Describe the difference between a developmental or "child-centered" early childhood education program and an academic or "teacher-directed" program."