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What are the 4 domains of developmental psychology?

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  1. Cognitive
  2. Social and emotional
  3. Language
  4. Physical
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What 3 methods can be used to study developmental psychology?

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  1. Cross-cultural studies
  2. Longitudinal studies
  3. Sequential studies (combines 1 and 2)
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What are the 3 main stages of pre-natal development?

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  1. Zygote/blastocyst (fertilised egg up to 2 weeks)
  2. Embryo (2 weeks-2 months)
  3. Foetus (2 months-birth)
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What are teratogens?

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Any substance or environmental factor that might cause birth defects.

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What birth defects did Thalidomide cause?

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Limb development issues, sensory impairment, facial disfiguration, stillbirth.

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What is operant conditioning?

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A learning method that employs rewards and punishments for behaviour.

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What is Melzoff’s theory of Habituation & Dis-habituation?

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Learning by copying others behaviour. Modelling occurs even after delays.

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When does a baby learn to sit unsupported?

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6 months

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When does a baby typically begin to crawl?

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8-9 months

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When does a baby typically begin to walk?

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12 months

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When does a baby typically begin to walk indepenently?

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15 months

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What is the top-down concept of learning?

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Cephalocaudal Trend

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What is the bottom-up concept of learning?

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Proximodistal

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What are the 3 dominant theories of cognitive development?

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  1. Cognitive-developmental stage theory (Piaget)
  2. Sociocultural theory (Vygotsky)
  3. Informational processing theory
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What are the 4 stages of Piaget’s cognitive development theory?

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  1. Sensorimotor (0-2 years)
  2. Preoperational (2-7 years)
  3. Concrete operational (7-11 years)
  4. Formal operational (11+ years)
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What are the 2 components of adaption in Piaget’s cognitive-developmental stages theory?

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  1. Assimilation: interpreting experience in terms of existing schemes
  2. Accommodation: old schemes are adjusted and new ones created to incorporate new information
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What occurs during the sensorimotor stage?

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Experience the world through senses and actions (looking, touching, grasping).

Phenomena: object permanence and stranger anxiety.

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What occurs during the pre-operational stage?

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Represents things with words and images but lacks logical reasoning.

Phenomena: Pretend play, egocentrism.

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What occurs during the concrete operational stage?

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Logical thinking about concrete events.

Phenomena: Conversation, maths transformations.

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What occurs during the formal operational stage?

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Abstract reasoning.

Phenomena: Abstract logic, potential for mature moral reasoning.

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What are the 5 principles of the pre-operational stage?

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  1. Conservation
  2. Centration
  3. Irreversibility
  4. Egocentrism
  5. Theory of mind
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Which principle of the pre-operational stage is impaired in autistic children?

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Theory of mind: ability to infer others’ mental stages

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What are the 3 components of the concrete operational stage?

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  1. Seriation: arrange items along a quantitative dimension
  2. Transitive inference: seriate mentally
  3. Cognitive maps: mental representations of large scale environments
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What is propositional thought within the formal operational stage?

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Ability to evaluate the logic of propositions (verbal statements) without referring to real world circumstances (compare to concrete operational).

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What 2 types of egocentrism occur during the formal operational stage?
1. Imagery audience: they are the focus of everyone's attention 2. Personal fable: they are special and unique
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What maximises cognitive development?
An enriched environment
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At what age do children become more capable of verbal thinking?
6 or 7 years - no longer think aloud.
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What does Vygotsky's sociocultural theory describe learning as?
A social process - impact of social interactions and culture.
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The concept that refers to the gap between what a learner can do on their own and what they can achieve with help is called...
Zone of Proximal Development
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What is the informational processing theory?
Describes how people process, store, and retrieve information.
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What are the two basic emotions in babies?
1. Attraction to pleasant stimulation 2. Withdrawal from unpleasant stimulation
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What is the emotion understanding present between birth and 6 months?
Detects emotions by matching caregiver's feeling tone in face-to-face communication.
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What is the emotion understanding present between 7-12 months?
- Detects meaning of emotional signals - Engages in social referencing.
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What is the emotion understanding present between 1-2 years?
- Appreciates other's emotional reactions may differ - Emotional vocabulary - Displays empathy
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What is the emotion understanding present between 3-6 years?
- Greater understanding of causes and consequences and behavioural signals - Empathy becomes more reflective
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What is the emotion understanding present between 7-11 years?
- Can reconcile conflicting cues/mixed feelings in others - Empathy increases
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At what age range does self-conscious emotions emerge?
1-2 years
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At what age are self-conscious emotions integrated into inner standards of good behaviour?
7-11 years
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At what age does a child begin to conform to emotional display rules?
3-6 years
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At what age does a child regulate emotions by approach/retreat?
7-12 months
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What are the 4 'types' of children?
1. Easy child (40%) 2. Difficult child (10%) 3. Slow-to-warm-up child (15%) 4. Blended (35%)
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By what age does a close emotional bond form between child and caregiver?
6-8 months
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What is the Harlow's experiment?
Monkeys were separated from their mother and given a blanket for comfort - became distressed when the blankets were removed.
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Which 2 tactics were used in Harlow's experiment?
1. Partial isolation 2. Total social isolation
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According to Bowlby, what are the 4 phases of the development of affection?
1. Pre-attachment (birth-6 weeks) 2. Attachment in the making (6 weeks-6-8 months) 3. Clear-cut attachment (6-8 months-18-24 months) 4. Formation of reciprocal relationship 18-24 months+)
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What occurs during phase one of affection development?
Variety of signals (grasping, crying, smiling) helps to bring and keep close proximity to adults - attachment not yet formed.
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What occurs during phase two of affection development?
- Respond differently to strangers - Expectation that caregiver will respond - Little protest when separated from parent
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What occurs during phase three of affection development?
- Separation anxiety - Understand caregiver continues to exist - Act to maintain caregiver presence
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What occurs during phase four of affection development?
- Understand reasons for parents 'coming and going' - Negotiate
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According to Ainsworth, what are the 4 attachment patterns?
1. Secure attachment (60%) 2. Avoidant attachment (15%) 3. Resistant attachment (10%) 4. Disorganised/disorientated attachment (15%)
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According to Ainsworth, which attachment pattern has the greatest insecurity?
Disorganised/disorientated attachment
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What are the 4 types of parenting styles?
1. Authoritarian 2. Permissive 3. Authoritative 4. Unresponsive
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Which parenting style is the most effective?
Authoritative: both demanding and responsive
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What is the major social achievement in infancy?
Attachment
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What is the major achievement in childhood?
Positive sense of self
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What is a child's self-concept based on?
Gender, group membership, and comparative strengths and weaknesses.
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Positive self-concept is correlated with...
Confidence, independence, optimism, assertiveness, and sociability.
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High self-esteem =
Realistic evaluation coupled with an attitude of acceptance and respect.
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What are the 4 aspects of the self-esteem structure?
1. Academic 2. Social 3. Athletic 4. Appearance
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In the development of self-esteem, what are the milestones of a child aged 1-2 years?
- Expressions of pleasure in mastery - Sensitivity to adult evaluations
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In the development of self-esteem, what are the milestones of a child aged 3-5 years?
- Self-esteem is high based on several self-evaluations - Achievement-related evaluations appear but are undifferentiated
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In the development of self-esteem, what are the milestones of a child aged 6-10 years?
- Self-esteem hierarchically organised and integrated in overall self-image - Self-esteem declines with increased social comparisons
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In the development of self-esteem, at what age does achievement-related evaluations begin to differentiate into ability, effort, and external factors?
6-10 years
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In the development of self-esteem, what are the milestones of a child aged 11+ years?
- New dimensions added (friendship, romantic appeal) - Full differentiation of ability and effort
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What is argued in Erikson's stage theory of psychosocial development?
Each stage is characterised by a psychosocial crisis involving a struggle between two opposing tendencies. Personality is shaped by how an individual deals with each crisis.
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What is stage 1 of Erikson's stage theory?
Trust vs mistrust (0-1 years)
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What is stage 2 of Erikson's stage theory?
Autonomy vs shame & doubt (1-3 years)
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What is stage 3 of Erikson's stage theory?
Initiative vs guilt (3-6 years)
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What is stage 4 of Erikson's stage theory?
Industry vs inferiority (6 years-puberty)
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What is stage 5 of Erikson's stage theory?
Identity vs role confusion (teens-20s)
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What is stage 6 of Erikson's stage theory?
Intimacy vs isolation (20s-early 40s)
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What is stage 7 of Erikson's stage theory?
Generativity vs stagnation (40s-60s)
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What is stage 8 of Erikson's stage theory?
Integrity vs despair (late 60s+)

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