Cognitive and Humanistic (Final Test) Flashcards
Cognitive Psychology
Acting and behaving because we THINK
Personality
Individuals characteristics of feeling, thinking, and acting
Long lasting behavior
Cognitive Psychology Key People
Jean Piaget
Albert Bandura
Lawrence Kohlberg
Piaget’s Theory
4 stages of development
Children take an active role in learning
Sensorimotor Stage
0-2 years old
- Sensory and motor development
- Object Permanence
Pre-operational Stage
2-7 years old
-Animism: Inanimate objects have feelings
-Egocentrism: only understand their perspective
Concrete Operational Stage
7-11 Years old
-Reversibility: Awareness that actions can be reversed
-Conservation: Understanding that something in different shape is still the same
Formal Operational Stage
11 - Adulthood
-Deductive Reasoning: Ability to use general principles to determine an outcome
-Problem Solving
Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory
Observation and Imitation creates Behavior
Cognitive/Personal Factors
Beliefs, values, expectations social roles, along with biological and genetic influences
Behaviors
Personal Actions
Environmental Factors
Socializing
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
A theory expanded on Jean Piaget’s that has 6 stages of moral development
Moral Development
Knowing what is right and wrong
Avoiding Punishment
Stage 1:
Children’s behavior and decisions are based on things that do not punish them