Chp 10 Flashcards
Developmental Psychology
study of how people grow and change through out a life span
Maturation
is the automatic and sequential process of development that results from genetic signals
Critical Period
A stage in development when a person is best able to learn a skill or behavior
Reflex
An involuntary reaction or response
Infancy
Period from birth to two years old
Childhood
Period of two years old to adolescence
Attachment
Emotional ties between people
Stranger Anxiety
Developed by eight months; fear of being around new people
Separation Anxiety
Developed by eight months; fear of separation
Contact Comfort
The need to touch and be touched
Imprinting
Process of how animals form immediate attachments
Authoritarian
Parents believe in obedience for its own sake
Authoritative
Combining warmth with positive strictness
Self-Esteem
Value people attach to themselves
Unconditional Positive Regard
Parents accept their children no matter what
Conditional Positive Esteem
Show affection only when children do well
Accommodation
Change brought by new information
Assimilation
New information is placed into categories
Sensorimotor Stage
Beginning to see relationship between physical movement and change in senses
Pre-operational Stage
Start to use words and symbols to represent objects
Conservation
Children do not understand the law of conservation
Egocentric
Inability to see another point of view
Concrete-Operational Stage
Start of adult thinking
Formal-Operational Stage
Final stage is puberty and cognitive maturity
Pre-conventional Moral Reasoning
Base judgements on consequences of behavior
Conventional Moral Reasoning
Judgement if act conforms to conventional standards of right and wrong
Post-Conventional Moral Reasoning
Reasoning based on self moral standards
