Development Flashcards
proximodistal principle
parts closer to the center of the body develop before parts farther away.
maturation
genetic or biological changes that are programed to happen (sitting before standing)
assimilation
interpreting new experience using exhisting schema
schema
a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information.
Cephalocaudal principle
parts of the body closer to the head develope before parts closer to the feet
cognotive development
how a person precives, thinks, and gains an understanding of the world around them as they grow
accomodation
changing a exhisting schema to fit new learning
learning new things
object permanence
out of sight out of mind(baby)
conservation
understanding of quatntities (amounts and messurements)
egocentric thinking
being able to see things from your perspective
depth perception
part nature, part nurture. goats have depth perception as babys but human babys dont, they find out through experience.
experience
something that happens to someone, you learn through experience
infant reflexes
rooting,sucking,grasping
preconventional thinking
avoiding punishment to gain a reward
conventional thinking
gaining aproval and avoiding disaproval , duty to law/society