Psyc exam #2 Chap 9

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DEVELOPMENT
PIAGET'S THEORY
- fundamental idea that infants, young children and older children use distinctly different cognitive abilities to construct their understanding of the world
- 5 stages
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT
- stage one of Piaget
- think with senses and morot skills
ASSIMILATION
- sensorimotor stage
- absorbing info
- see a dog and everything with 4 legs and a tail is a dog
ACCOMODATION
- sensorimotor stage
- change a previous knowledge structure in order to assimilate new information
ADAPTIVE RESPONSE
- sensorimotor stage
- behavior changes because of accomodation
OBJECT PERMANENCE
- Sensorimotor stage
- realizes that an object remains permanent even if it's outside the childs awareness
- Symbolic thought
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

age 2-6 judges the world as the child sees it
INTUITIVE THOUGHT

Preoperational stage
CENTRISM
- preoperational stage
- 1 thought at a time in short term memory
- as adults can have 5-7
EGOCENTRISM
- preoperational stage
- inability to understand any point of view but childs own
PROBLEMS W/THE LAWS OF CONSERVATION or ID

physical property of matter don't change dispite change in appearance
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT
MASTERY OF LAWS OF CONSERVATION
LOGICAL THINKING
FORMAL OPERATIONS
ABSTRACT THINKING
ADOL EGOCENTRISM
INVINCIBILITY FABLE
IMAGINARY AUDIENCE
POSTFORMAL THOUGHT/POST PIAGET
DIALECTICAL THINKING
ERIKSON'S THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
BIPOLAR THEORY
ATTACHEMENT
KOHLBERG'S THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Prenatal stage of life development
- conception to birth
- physical development
infancy stage of life development
- birth to 18 months
- locomotion
- walking
- language
- social attachment
Early Childhood stage of life development
- 18 months - 6 years
- Language well established
- sex typing
- group play
- ends w/readiness for schooling
Middle childhood stage of life development
- 6 years to 12
- Many cognitive processes become adult except in speed of operation
- team play
Adolescence stage of life development
- 12-20
- begins w/puberty
- ends w/maturity
- highest level of cognitiion
- independence from parents
- sexual relationships
Young Adult stage of life development
- 20-40
- Career and family development
Middle adult stage of life development
- Career reaches highest level
- self assessment
- empty nest crisis
- retirement
Late Adult stage of life development
- enjoy family
- achievements
- dependancy
- widowhood
- poor health
Death stage of life development

a stage in a special sense

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Psyc exam #2 Chap 9

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Intro to Psyc

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