CH 9 Flashcards
study of how humans change and grow from the beginning of life until the end
lifespan diversity
3 key dev domains
physical dev, cognitive dev, psychosocial dev
growth/changes in body, sense, motor skills and health
physical dev
growth/changes in learning reasoning memory and thinking g
cognitive dev
growth/changes in emotion, personality and relationships
psychosocial dev
specific normative events
developmental milestones
a cumulative gradual process
continuous dev
discrete unique stages of dev
discontinuous dev
language milestones are similar across cultures
universal dev
childhood exp are the central drivers of our personality and behaviors of adults
Freuds theory of psychosexual dev
first life span theory; how we interact with others is key driver of our ego identity
Ericksons psychosocial theory of dev
Trust (or mistrust) that basic needs, such as nourishment and affection, will be met
trust vs mistrust
Develop a sense of independence in many tasks
Autonomy vs. shame/doubt
Take initiative on some activities—may develop guilt when unsuccessful or boundaries overstepped
Initiative vs. guilt
Develop self-confidence in abilities when competent or sense of inferiority when not
Industry vs. inferiority
Experiment with and develop identity and roles
Identity vs. confusion
Establish intimacy and relationships with others
Intimacy vs. isolation
Contribute to society and be part of a family
Generativity vs. stagnation
Assess and make sense of life and meaning of contributions
Integrity vs. despair
Trust vs. mistrust age
0-1
Autonomy vs. shame/doubt age
1-3
Initiative vs. guilt age
3-6
Industry vs. inferiority. age
7-11
Identity vs. confusion age
12-18
Intimacy vs. isolation age
19-29
Generativity vs. stagnation age
30-64
Integrity vs. despair age
65+
concepts that help us organize and interpret info
schemata
take new info and incorporate that into existing schemata
assimilate
take in new info and create new schemata based on it
accommodate
who proposed children thinking progresses thru 4 stages
Piaget
children thinking realized thru perception of world and physical interactions with it
sensory motor stage
age of sensory motor stage
0-2
infants under 9 months fail to understand that an object continues to exist when it leaves
object permanance
children show wide variety of symbolic rep capabilities
pre operational reasoning
age of pre operational reasoning
2-7
ability to understand that even as physical dimensions change, that quantity doesn’t
conservation
children can think logically in most situations but cannot think in systematic sci ways
concrete operational
age of concrete operational
7-11
problem to overcome in concrete operational
abstract sci thinking