Cognition, Psychosocial, and Perception Development Flashcards
Stage specific theory
Skills build on one another
Skills are not changed by the environment
Ecological theory
Children are active players in development
Skills are influenced by interactions with the environment
Acquisitional learning theory
Behavior is a result of a response to the environment
Learning occurs through connections of stimulus and response
Piaget
Believed that development must happen before learning can occur
Developed stages of cognitive function
Schema
Representation of an idea or structure
Can change throughout learning through assimilation and accommodation of information
Assimilation
Fitting new information into existing schemas/perceptions
Accomodation
Revising existing schemas and perceptions to incorporate new information
Stages of cognitive function
Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
Sensorimotor stage
Birth - 2 years
Child learns by exploring the world through their senses and integration of this information
Substages
- Reflexive
- Primary circular reactions
- Secondary circular reactions
- Coordination of secondary schemas
- Tertiary circular reactions are formed
- Symbolic logic emerges
Reflexive substage within sensorimotor stage
Birth - 1 month
Interactions with the world are through reflexes
Primary circular reactions substage within sensorimotor stage
1-4 months
Child is able to repeat actions voluntarily to make things interesting to them last longer
Secondary circular reactions substage within sensorimotor stage
4-8 months
Performing intentional actions to get a specific result
Coordination of secondary schemas occur substage within sensorimotor stage
8-12 months
Object permanence begins to occur
Refinement of reactions
Start to use objects to accomplish a goal
Tertiary circular reactions substage within sensorimotor stage
12-18 months
Problem solving through trial and error
Children may drop things off of tray and then look at you
Symbolic logic emerges substage within sensorimotor stage
18-24 months
Problem solving develops
Preoperational stage
2-7 years
Child plays pretend
Egocentric and cannot take other perspectives
Symbolic function develops to allow child to think about the purpose of objects
Children can only focus on one aspect of a situation at a time (centration)
Concrete Operational Stage
7-11 years
Organized cognitive structure
Understands the reversibility of actions
Can follow steps more logically
Child develops a sense of identity
Child can focus on multiple aspects of a situation at a time (conservation)
Formal operational stage
12+ years
Uses highly symbolic thought and can perform mental operations and abstract representation
Can perform word problems and math
Has the ability to use logical thought, deductive reasoning, and systematic planning
Vygotsky
Believed that learning precedes development
Believes there is a social-cultural influence on development
Zone of proximal development are the things that you can do with help (scaffolding)
Erikson
Believed that our behavior is determiend by whether we have positive or negative resolutions to life conflicts
Believes culture and society have a large impact on personality development
Developed the stages of psychosocial development
Stages of psychosocial development
Trust vs mistrust
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs inferiority
Identity vs role confusion
Trust vs mistrust
Infant - 18 months
Trust: able to rely on others to support on their needs
Lack of resolution leads to mistrust and fearfulness toward others
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
18 months - 3 years
Autonomy: Greater sense of self-control
Lack of resolution leads to insecurity and dependency
Initiative vs guilt
3-5 years
Initiative: understanding of control over actions
Lack of resolution leads to belief that thoughts and actions are wrong, inferior, or bad
Industry vs inferiority
5-13 years
Industry: Accomplishment and confidence
Lack of resolution leads to feeling of being less than others
Identity vs role confusion
13-21 years
Identity: self-identity and awareness
Lack of resolution leads to inability to identify roles