Chapter 9 - Lifespan Development Flashcards
Lifespan Development
The study of how people grow, change, and adapt throughout their entire lives, from conception to death.
Developmental Psychology
a field dedicated to examining how and why people change throughout the course of their lives.
Three domains of developmental psychology
Physical - biological changes
Cognitive - thinking, problem solving
Psychosocial - social relationships impacting psychology
Continuous vs Discontinuous
Continuous: A cumulative process, gradually improving on existing skills.
Discontinuous: Occurs in unique stages, such as specific times and ages.
Is there one course of development or many?
whether all kids from all culture develop the same or are there differences (universal)
How do nature and nurture influence development?
biology & genetics or environment and culture
Psychosexual development
Personality develops through a series of stages during childhood where each stage is focused on a different erogenous zone (area of body that is sensitive to stimulation that can cause pleasure and sexual arousal) and is characterized by certain conflicts that need to be resolved or they will cause issues in the future.
Founder of Psychosexual development
Sigmund Freud
Psychosexual development Continuous or Discontinuous?
Discontinuous
Psychosexual deveopment one course or many?
One course
Psychosexual development nature or nurture?
Both. Nature because it involves biological drive (leans more). Nurture because the conflicts need to be resolved.
Psychosocial development
Focuses on the social nature of our development
argues we experience 8 stages that we must master in order to feel a sense of mastery.
Can all manifest into adulthood characteristics
Founder of Psychosocial development
Erik Erikson
Psychosocial development continuous or discontinuous
Discontinuous
Psychosocial development on course or many
one course but does acknowledge that it can be affected by cultural factors
Psychosocial development nature or nurture
both but leans towards nurture. Depends on people around you (psychosocial)
Cognitive development
Our cognitive abilities develop through 4 specific stages – with each stage marking a shift in how we think and reason.
Stages of Cognitive development
- Sensorimotor: Learn through sensory input and physical actions
- Preoperational: Use symbols and language but struggle with others’ perspectives
- Cognitive Operational: Understand concrete events and analogies logically
- Formal Operational: Develop abstract and hypothetical reasoning skills
As you move through the stages of cognitive development…
Assimilating: Integrating new information into existing mental frameworks.
Accommodating: Modifying existing mental frameworks to incorporate new information.
Founder of Cognitive development
Jean Piaget
Cognitive development continuous or discontinuous?
Discontinuous
Cognitive development one course of many?
One course
Cognitive development nature or nurture?
Both equally. Cognitive development during biological maturation but interacts with environmental situations.
Object permanence
Understanding that even if something’s out of sight, it still exists
Snesorimotor
Egocentrism
Unable to take the perspective of others
Preoperational
Reversibility
Objects can be changed and returned back to their original form or condition
Concrete Operational
Moral development
An individuals’ moral reasoning evolves through a series of stages based on social interactions and experiences ; 3 levels, each with 2 stages:
Pre-conventional Morality
Moral reasoning is based on individual interests and the consequences of actions
Obedience and Punishment
Individual Interest
Conventional Morality
Individuals adhere to societal norms and laws
Interpersonal - relationship with people
Authority
Post-conventional Morality
Higher-order thinking about moral principles and values
Social Contract
Universal Ethics
Kohlberg argues that not many people achieve this. The stages aren’t linear
Founder of Moral development
Lawrence Kohlberg
Moral development continuous or discontinuous
discontinuous
Moral development one course or many
one course (can switch stages but is bound to the levels)
Moral development Nature or Nurture?
nurture because it’s based on social interactions of experiences