2 the complexity of psychological development Flashcards
nature vs nurture
Biopsychosocial model
Common elements of different emotions
Subjective feelings
Expressive behaviour
Physiological responses
Importance of attachment in emotional development
Ainsworth’s theory of attachment
Secure attachment
Insecure avoidant attachment
Insecure resistant attachment
Disorganised attachment
Experiments on attachment in monkeys
Harlow’s experiments on the effects of privation on emotional development
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
Assimilation
Accommodation
Schema
Stages of cognitive development
Sensorimotor stage
Pre-operational stage (2–7 years)
Concrete operational stage (7–12 years)
Formal operational stage (12+ years)
Critical appraisal of Piaget’s theory
Sensitive periods
Critical periods