Development Flashcards
Longitudinal design
Group is followed and study as they age
Cross sectional design
Different age groups studied at one time
Chromosomes
Contain genes, have 46 in total
Polygenic inheritance
Some genes group themselves with other genes or genes are recessive and combine
Piaget’s stages
four stages of development, emphasis on interaction with world for development
Sensormotor, preoperational, concrete operation, formal operation
Sensorimotor stage
birth-2 yrs
Use senses and motor skills to learn
Develop object permanence (Know that objects out of sight don’t disappear)
Preoperational stage
2-7 yrs
Developing language + schemes, can make believe, egocentric
Centration + conservation
Focusing only on one aspect of thing, no conservation mean not understanding that altering appearance doesn’t change amount
Temperment
Behavior and emotional characteristics developed at birth
Concrete operations
7-12
Logic, rules
Reversible thinking and conservation
Formal operations
12-adult
Abstract thinking
Attachment Styles
Secure: Explores so long as mother is in room
Avoidant: Doesn’t care about/doesn’t want parent
Ambivalent: Clingy, unwilling to explore
Disorganized: Unable to figure out how to react to parent
Moral development (Kholberg)
Preconventional: Reward/punishment
Conventional: Do it for the better of society, concerned about rules
Postconventional: Experiences and personal morals + universal rights
Where does puberty occur in the brain
Thyroid (growth) and adrenal glands (development)
Piaget and adolescence
Teens are egocentric
Personal fable (I’m the only one going through this) and imaginary audience
