child development pt 1 Flashcards
Feral children
children raised in the wild
Genie
the feral child found locked in her room
Memes
knowledge passed on from one generation to another
Habituation
A decrease in responding with repeated stimuli
Maturation
Natural unfolding of development
lack of neural connections
Memory differences in young children
Jean Piaget
studied cognitive development in kids
-How we know children respond differently than adults
Schema
mental molds in which we put our experiences
-How we adjust overtime
Assimilation into schema
Interpret in terms of our current understanding
Accommodation into schema
Adapting current schemas to add new info
Stages of cognitive development
sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
Object permanence
knowing something exist, even if you can’t see it (develops at nine months)
Conservation
Experiment with coins and water
Egocentrism
Thinking everyone knows everything that you do
Theory of mind
The ability to, and for others mental state
EX. Feelings, intentions, thoughts.
vygotsky study
Study child development, and how interacting with those around, you can help you develop a sense of culture and develop beliefs
types of attachment (Ainsworth)
Secure, insecure, avoidant/unattached
Harry Harlow
Monkey formed attachment to blanket when separated from mother, monkey also flavored the fake blanket mother than the cold steel mother
Imprinting
when certain animals form strong attachments during early life critical.
Insecure attachment
Too close with parents
Secure attachment
Comfortable in your relationship
EX. When parents leave cry for a little bit but then play.
Authoritarian parenting
their way or the highway
-Results in kids following rules when authority is around
authoritative parenting
parents demanding, and also responsive
-Produces the most successful’s kids
Adolescence
starts during puberty and goes to when you can support yourself on your own
Jerome Kagan
Study temperament
kohlberg stages of moral development
- Preconventional
- Conventional.
- Post conventional.
Preconventional
Follows rules to avoid punishment or gain reward
conventional moral thinking (kohlberg)
follows rules because you believe in them
Ericksons development stages
Eight stages
Fluid intelligence
Thinking quickly and on your feet
Crystallized intelligence
Gaining knowledge throughout your life
Social clock
The right time to do things
EX. Marriage.
Ericksons social development stage one
Age 0 to 1 trust or mistrust
EX. Believe the world is trustworthy if their needs are met.
Ericksons social development stage two
Age 1 to 3 autonomy or shame and doubt
EX. Kids throwing things and refusing to eat.
Ericksons social development stage three
Age 3 to 6 initiative or guilt
EX. Letting the kids try things so they think they can do it.
Erickson social development stage four
ages six through puberty competence, or inferiority
Yes. A struggle could influence your belief of a certain ability.
Erickson social development stage five
Age is puberty through 20s identity or role confusion
EX. Figuring out identity as you get older.
Ericksons social development stage six
ages 20s through 40s intimacy, or isolation
EX. Choosing to have genuine connection or be alone.
Erickson social development stage seven
Generativity or stagnation ages 40s through 60s
EX. Are you doing something influential with your life?
Erickson social development stage eight
success or failure ages, 60s through death
EX. has life been a success
stranger anxiety
Infants, common fear of strangers
Temperament
Someone’s characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
Scaffolding
Language is a building block to social skills
Permissive parenting
Parents like kids get what they want
avoidant/unattached attachment
not a lot of attention and love
EX. Produces criminals and serial killers.
post conventional moral, thinking (kohlberg)
Believe in most rolls, but if I’m just willing to break them
Piaget sensorimotor stage
age 0 to 2
Learn about the world through senses
At nine months, develop object permanence
Piaget’s preoperational stage
Ages 2 to 7
Develop language, are egocentric, intuitive thinkers, and the lack conservation
Piaget’s concrete operational stage
Ages 7 to 13
Start develop the theory of the mind, and start learning logically
Piaget’s formal operational stage
age 13 up
Able to apply knowledge and think abstractly
Piaget’s cognitive development stages
- Sensorimotor(0-2)
- Preoperational (2-7)
- Concrete operational (7-13)
- Formal operational (13-)
