Development Flashcards
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:
0-14 days, cells are dividing
Zygote
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:
14 days - 9 weeks, vital organs being formed
Embryo
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:
9 weeks to birth
Fetus
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:
External agents that can cause abnormal prenatal development
Teratogens
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:
natural course of development, occurs no matter what
Maturation
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:
Innate responses that we are born with
Reflexes
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:
after continual exposure you pay less attention
Habituation
Concepts or frameworks that organize info
Schemas
Incorporate new info into existing schema
Assimilation
adjust existing schemas to incorporate new information
Accomodation
Birth to 2 years; focused on exploring the world around them (babies)
Lack object permanence
Develop sense of self
Sensorimotor stage
2-7 years; use pretend play, develop language, use intuitive reasoning
Lack conservation
Lack reversibility
Egocentric
Pre-operational stage
7-11 years; use operational thinking, classification, and can think logically in concrete context
Concrete Operational Stage
11-15 years; use abstract and idealist thoughts, hypothetical-deductive reasoning
Formal Operational Stage
Cognitive development is a social process and humans need to develop by interacting with others
Vygotsky’s Theory
Gap between what a child can do on their own and with support
Zone of Proximal Development
Patterns of emotional reactions
Temperament
Discovered that contact comfort is more important than feeding
Harry Harlow
Developed the strange situation paradigm
Mary Ainsworth
Upset when mom leaves, easily calmed when she returns; tend to be more stable adults.
Secure attachment