Andrea Norkus EN493
AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
A BRIEF OVERVIEW
The study of Psycholinguistics
Acquisition of language Mind
Psychological factors Brain
Neurobiological factors
The cognitive process Jean Piaget
Developmental Psychology
Jean Piaget
MORE ON PIAGET’S THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY
Piaget’s theory involved four stages for development which include:
Sensorimotor stage (Birth- age 2)
Preoperational stage (Ages 2-7)
Concrete operational stage (Ages 7-12)
Formal operational stage (Ages 12+)
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS: A DISCIPLINARY STUDY
Developmental Psycholinguistics Applies to young
children and infants grasp of understanding and comprehension—linked to Piaget’s studies of cognition
Neuropsychology
Deals with the structure and functions of the brain
Psychological processes
Overlapping disciplines Psychiatry Philosophy Biological sciences
HOW DO WE STUDY PSYCHOLINGUISTICS BEST
Social Cognition
Involves noting the psychological and social effects on a person’s development through engagement with others Involving—
Encoding Storage Retrieval
When children’s
growing awareness is
furthered—showing a
link between
correctness and
validity, the child will
then use the
processes of
objectification,
reflection, and
abstraction to justify
what they have
“learned” or acquired.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT
John B. Watson
Thinking sub vocal speech
The Whorfian hypothesis of linguistic determinism:
The human cognitive processes possess a “general logical structure” which operates prior to and independently of communication through language is mistaken
Whorf noted that different languages emphasize in their structure rather different aspects of the world.
General logical structure (innate in all human beings)
John B. Watson
RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT TO PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Language: Grammar
Consists of three types of “rules”
Syntactic Word order and
inflection (tone)
Semantic Meaning of sentences
Phonological Sound structure of
sentences
“Cognition is not a synonym for language”
Language and thought
Verbal
Non-Verbal
Language and development
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Thought: Psychology
CHOMSKY’S INFLUENCE
Competence versus Performance
Competence Demonstrates abstract knowledge gained by an
individual
Performance Concerns the application of the individuals
knowledge in terms of speaking, listening, or writing
Noam Chomsky *The Psychology of Language and Thought, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Robert W. Rieber. In Robert W. Rieber (ed.), Dialogues on the Psychology of Language and Thought, Plenum, 1983 http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/1983----.htm
Andrea Norkus EN493
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