Development Flashcards
What happens to the foetus at 3-4 weeks?
A long tube develops and is divided into 3 sections
Forebrain, Midbrain and hindbrain
What happens to the foetus at 5 weeks?
Forebrain and hindbrain split into 2
5 compartments
What is egocentrism?
When a child can only understand things from their own point of view
What is reversibility?
The concept that an action can be reversed to return something to its original state
What is conservation?
Realising that changing how something looks doesn’t change its volume, size or weight
What is object permanence?
Knowing something exists even when you can’t see it
What are Piaget’s 4 stages of development?
Sensorimotor- 0-2
Pre operational- 2-7
Concrete operational- 7-12
Formal operational- 12+
What happens in the sensorimotor stage?
Infants use senses and movement for information
Develop object permanence
What happens in the pre operational stage?
Children are egocentric
Don’t understand reversibility
What happens in the concrete operational stage?
Understand reversibility, can conserve and take multiple views
What happens in the formal operational stage?
Realising schema no longer works and has to be changed to understand the new experience
What is assimilation?
Incorporating new experiences into existing schemas
What is equilibrium?
Being in a state of mental balance
What was Piaget and 3 mountains task?
100 participants aged 7 and under
Pre operational stage chose their own view as they are egocentric
Concrete operational stage chose dolls view
Strengths and weaknesses of Piaget and 3 mountains task
+ Qualitative data
-Other studies found contradictions
What was Piaget’s theory of intelligence?
Children adapt and form ideas about how things work in the world
They build and add things to schemas
As they grow they form new schemas
What was Dweck’s mindset theory?
Children who think they can improve will continue to put effort in but others with fixed mindset will stop trying
Strengths and weaknesses of Dweck’s mindset theory?
+Supporting research
-Supporting studies are artificial lacking validity
What is a fixed mindset theory?
Believing they are either good at it or not- do not keep trying
What is a growth mindset?
Believing they can achieve if they put in effort
