chapter 7 video quiz notes Flashcards
______ and ______ affect our development long before we’re even born
genetics and environment
the study of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes throughout our whole lives
developmental psychology
biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience
maturation
most important developmental psychologist
jean piaget
where is piaget from and what did he get a phd in?
switzerland
zoology
mental frameworks that help interpret information
schemas
harmony, between our thought processes and our environments
cognitive equilibrium
interpret new experiences into terms of our existing schemas
assimilation
adjust to new expereinces
accommodation
piaget devised a _____ stage theory of ______ devolpment
four stage theory of cognitive development
stage 1
sensorimotor stage
birth to age 2
the awareness that things exist when they are out of sight
object permanence
2nd stage
preoperational stage
2-6 or 7
preoperational stage deals with the development of what
egocentrism
animism
reversability (doesn’t understand)
a child’s tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object
centration
what is part of the first half of stage 2
centration
the ability to understand other people’s feelings, thoughts, and perceptions, as well as their own, and also how to predict behavior
theory of mind
2nd half of stage two
theory of mind
what type of fish is that?
angler fish
kids in stage 3 expereince what
decentration
abiltiy to see beyond one aspect of a problem
decentration
stage 4
formal operational stage
12->
why is piaget’s theory criticized
too rigid by age,
over simplifying sthings
who is piaget’s contemporary
lev semyonovich vygotsky
_____ emphasized how early development occurs through parental instruction and interaction with the social environments
vygotsky
_____ emphasized how early development occurs through parental instruction and interaction with the social environments
vygotsky
stage 3
concrete operational stage
