Child Development Chapter 1 & 2 Flashcards
5 Periods of Development (up to age 20)
Prenatal, Infancy, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence
Child Development vs Developmental Psychology Range
Child Development - Conception to Adolescence
Developmental Psych - Conception to Death
Four Issues/Debates
- Continuous vs. Discontinuous
- One course or many
- Nature vs. Nurture
- Stable vs. Open to change
- One course of development or many?
One Course - Children everywhere follow same for stages.
Many Courses - Different cultures shape development differently
- Nature vs. Nurture
Nature focuses on biological givens
Nurture focuses on physical/social world
- Stable vs. Open to Change
Stability emphasizes heredity
Change emphasizes experience
Medieval Times
Preformantionism (Children are already formed adults)
Preformationism
Children were regarded as already formed adults. (Medieval times)
Reformation Times
Children were regarded as evil and stubborn.
Enlightenment Times
Tabula Rasa (Blank Slate) and Nobile Savege (Inborn Talents)
Three Domains of Development
Physical, Cognitive, Emotional/Social
Tabula Rasa
Child is born as a blank slate for society to shape.
Noble Savege
Child is born with inborn talents.
Infancy Period
Birth to 2 years old
Scientific Times
Evolutionary Theory
Early Childhood
2 to 6 years old
Middle Childhood
6 to 11 years old
Id
Primative and Instinctive
Ego
Rational
Super-Ego
Conscious and Rational
Classic Conditioning Theory
Relationship between stimulus and response.