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CONCEPTS
A concept is our internal knowledge about the world, and my be rudimentary or very complex.
Early concepts tend to be very concrete, but soon broaden their scope aided by the processes of Abstraction, Imagery and Generalization.
Abstraction is the cognitive process of drawing away mentally, the semantic features of an object.
Abstraction involves three processes: Figure-ground Discrimination, and Short and Long Term Memory.
In figure-ground discrimination we must be aware of the figure, the ground and their relation.
Toddler humor is sometimes to purposely ignore the figure-ground relationship.
The figure becomes the bond by which we compare and match objects that are different.
PARTS are important sources for the bonds by which we categorize many objects in the world.
One bond that matches insects is the number of pairs of legs.
Language, itself, can be used effectively to manipulate the childrenŐs figure-ground discrimination and improve the abstraction process.
ASPECTS are features of an object that cannot be physically dismantled.
Aspects include include the bonds of Qualities, Actions and Relationships.
Bonds are reflected in language by parts of speech and by some grammatical structures.
Language can be a diagnostic indicator for the development of the abstraction processes.
Language can be a facilitator of the Abstraction Processes.
According to the Whorfian Theory, the structure of language shapes our ability to experience the World.
Short-term memory is necessary if the bonds of objects are to be matched effectively.
Long-term memory is critical for matched objects to be recognized over time.
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Author: CSUN
Email: ehall@csun.edu
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