Chapt 5. Developmental Psych Flashcards
What is developmental psychology
It is the study of our cognitive, physical and social development across our lifespan
What is a zygote: what are it’s 2 parts
It is a fertilized egg. Internal cells =embryo outer cells = placenta
What are the few things fetus’s are exposed to
sounds
What is habituation
a decrease in responding due to constant stimulation
what are the two prenatal periods– what is the transition between the 2 periods
the 2 prenatal periods is the zygote and the fetus. the embryo is the transition
how is an infant’s visual preference procedure tested ?
through habituation of a stimulus
what is maturation?
It is the orderly sequence of biological growth
what is a schema
a concept or framework that organizes information
what is assimilation
interpretating new information into our existing schema
what is accomadation
it is the adjusting of our framework (schema) to new information
what are the 4 stages of cognitive development
- sensorimotor
- preoperational
- concrete operational
- formal operational
what is the sensorimotor stage of Pageit’s theory of cognitive development
sensorimotor is the using of senses to obtain information
What is preoperational
It is the use of words and images intuitively and not logically to represent things
What is concrete operational
Thinking logically performing arithmetic
What is formal operational
performing abstract thinking
What age is the sensorimotor age
from birth to age 2
when is the preoperational stage
2-6
when is the concrete operational stage
7-11
when is the formal operational stage
age 12 onwards
What was Piaget’s moral development?
Piaget’s moral development 3 stages:
moral concrete
transitional
moral relative
What is the moral concrete step in Piaget’s moral development ?
authority and rules are most important
outcome most important
(3-7 years)
What is the transitional stage in Piaget’s moral development?
interaction with peers
relative rules are learnt
(8-10 years)
What is the moral relativism stage in Piaget’s moral development?
intents and motives become important
11 or 12
When did Piaget come up with his moral development theory
1932
What was the critique in Piaget’s moral development theory?
- moral development continued after age 12
- younger children did not respect all rules equally
- children do not ignore the actor’s intent
- peer interaction may not stimulate moral development
when did Kohlberg develop his moral theory?
1950s