Child Development Flashcards
Longitudinal study
observes the same group over time
Cross sectional study
observes different groups at the same point in time
Sensorimotor stage
0-2 years
Struggle with object permanence
Develop representational thought
Pre-operational stage
2-7 years
ability to think symbolically and logically
Struggle with conservation and egocentrism
Concrete Operations stage
7-12 years
Develop empathy and understand cause-effect relations
Can pass Piagets mountain task
Formal operations
12+
Develop abstract reasoning and metacognition
Visual Cliff Apparatus
Children can perceive depth from the time they can crawl
What age do children experience the A not B error
8 months
they experience difficulty overriding a motor habit
Preconventional Level
Behaviour based on avoiding punishment
Conventional Level
Behaviour based on maintaining good relations
Post-Conventional
Behaviour based on ethical principles
What age do gender preferences begin
18 months
What age does knowledge of own gender begin
3 years
What age does knowledge of gender constancy begin
5 years
What gender is better at spacial ability
Men
What gender is better at verbal ability
Women
Scribbling stage
2-3 years
Non representative drawings
Pre schematic Stage
3-4 years
Tadpole drawings
Lines representing limbs
Schematic stage
5-6 years
Substance added to human drawings
Realistic Stage
9 years
Details added
Draw-A-Person Test
Can differentiate between groups, not individuals
In the Fire station interview was the Interview or Question type within subjects
Question type
What did the results of the Fire Interview show
Children in the draw and tell group reported twice as much information in direct recall
How many hours do children watch T.V. per day on average
5.11 hours
How many hours is it recommended for 3-5 year olds to watch T.V. per day
1 hour
Who had the biggest improvement from sesame street
Children from lower SES families
Children who watched the most sesame street
What age-group did sesame street target
3-5 years
Effects of Power rangers
Boys committed more aggressive acts than girls
Those who watched Power Rangers committed 7 aggressive acts than those who didn’t
Violent T.V.
Boys who watched violent t.v. committed more serious crimes
Video game usage
Boys average 13 hours a week
Girls average 5.5 hours a week
Anderson & Dill
Video game use associated with all aggressive personality types
Women delivered longer blasts than men
Those with high APQ scores delivered longer blasts
Assimilation
integrating new information into existing knowledge
Accommadation
Modifying existing knowledge to accomodate new knowledge
