Chapter 4 and 5 Flashcards
It is the scientific study of how human
thinks, feel, and behave.
Psychology
what are the four goals of psychology
describe, explain, predict, modify
One of the goals of psychology “what the person is doing”
Describe
One of the goals of psychology “why is s/he doing that”
Explain
One of the goals of psychology “what is he doing to do”
Predict
One of the goals of psychology “how can we change the behavior”
Modify
“of relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity”
Cognitive
- A Swiss clinical psychologist who
pioneered the Theory of Cognitive
Development .
-The theory deals with the nature of
knowledge itself; and how humans
gradually come to acquire and use it
Jean Piaget
For him, cognitive development is a progressive reorganization of mental processes resulting from biological maturation and environmental experience
Piaget
what are the basic component’s of Piaget’s cognitive theory?
Schemas, adaptation, stages of cognitive development
Basic components of Piaget’s cognitive theory which mental organizations used to understand the environment
Schemas
Basic components of Piaget’s cognitive theory which a child’s process in encountering situational conditions
Adaptation
Basic components of Piaget’s cognitive theory that focused on the growing expertise of child’s thought process
Stages of Cognitive development
It is the process of getting new information that is already active in our schemas. This operation is somewhat subjective for the reason we tend to change information and experiences that could fit in with our pre-existing beliefs
Assimilation
It is procedure known as a part of adaptation involves that altering or changing the existing schemas, as a result of a new experiences and information. During this process, a new schema might be developed.
Accommodation
Stages of Cognitive Theory
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Knowledge is through senses (tasting, seeing, smelling, touching, hearing)
Object permanence develops between to 4-9 months
Sensorimotor
Verbal and egocentric thinking develop
Can do mentally what one could only do physically
Conservation of shape, number, liquid not yet possible
Preoperational
Conservation of shape, number, liquid are now possible
Logic and reasoning develop, but are limited to
Concrete Operational
Abstract reasoning - principles and ideals develop
Systematic problem solving is now possible ( no longer just trial and error)
Ability to think about and reflect upon one’s thinking (metacognition)
Scientific reasoning
Formal Operational
The ability to realize that objects still exist when they are not being sensed
Object permanence
Believing that inanimate objects are alive
Animistic thinking
Not being capable of seeing things from another person’s perspective
Egocentrism
Recognition that when some properties (such as shape) of an object change, other properties ( such as volume) remain constant
Conservation
He is the father of
psychoanalysis. He is famous
for his work on human
nature and the unconscious
Sigmund Freud
pertains to our current thoughts, what we sense and think at the present. Freud did not delve in this level as he believes that it has minimal influence in our behavior.
Conscious
contains the thoughts that we can bring into our consciousness easily or with needed effort. These thoughts came from:
* Conscious Perception and Unconscious
Preconscious
contains our instincts, wishes and desires that drives our behavior. It is the focus of psychoanalytic theory
* Repressed Experiences
Unconscious