2.1 Flashcards
Infant gradually becomes able to organize activities in relation to the environment through sensory and motor activity.
Sensorimotor stage
Child develops a representational system and uses symbols to represent people, places, and events.
Language and imaginative play are important manifestations of this stage. Thinking is still not logical.
Pre-operational stage
Child can solve problems logically if they are focused on the here and now but cannot think abstractly.
Concrete operational
Person can think abstractly, deal with hypothetical situations, and think about possibilities.
Formal operational
Emphasizes the impact of the historical, social, cultural contexts
Contextual
Considers evolutionary and biological underpinnings of behavior
Evolutionary/sociobiological
Behavioral research focuses on
Associative learning