Development Flashcards
Erik Erikson
Psychosocial Development
Freud
Iceberg Theory
Conscious, Preconscious, Unconscious
Jean Piaget
Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor (Piaget)
Birth-2
Know the world in terms of sensory input and motor actions
Can’t think
Lack of object permanence
Preoperational (Piaget)
2-7
Intuitive thought
Egocentrism
Lack of conversation
Symbolic play
Animism: Inanimate objects have feelings
What is egocentricsm? (Piaget)
Child’s ability to take in others perspective
Cup test
Concrete Operational (Piaget)
7-12
Logic abilities
Reversibility: understand the cups contain the same amount of water
Formal Operational (Piaget)
12 and up
5 higher-level cognitive abilities
Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
-science
Abstract thought
- thoughts about intangible things
- Ex. what is it?
Separating Reality from possibility
- how could things be?
- reality is one of many possibilities
Combinational Logic
-thinking of multiple aspects and combining them logically to solve problems
Reflective thinking
-thinking about your own thinking
Kohlberg
6 stages of moral development
Studies 72 boys (10-16)
Found 3 distinct levels each with 2 sub stages
Pre-Conventional (Kohlberg)
A) obedience and punishment orientation
Infancy
Good to avoid punishment
B) individualism and exchange
Preschool
Not one right view. Different viewpoints
Conventional (Kohlberg)
C) Good interpersonal relationship
School age
Good to be seen good. Answers relate to approval
D) Maintaining the Social order
School age
Is aware of wider rules of society. Judgements concern obeying the rules in order to uphold the law and to avoid guilt.
Post-Conventional (Kohlberg)
10-15% don’t reach these stages
E) social contract and individual rights
Teen
Become aware that law exist for the greater good. Issues aren’t always clear cut.
F) Universal Principles
Adulthood
Developed their own moral guidelines. Principles apply to everyone (Human rights, Justice, equality)
Vygotsky
Sociocultural Theory:
Interaction with adults
Social world improves children’s cognitive development.
Cultures stress different things, influencing the people in them
Language plays a major role
ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development):
Difference between what a child can do and what they need help with
Vygotsky’s Cognitive Development Theory
Big Ideas:
Complex learning through guided participation
Social Learning:
Better working with others and more motivated when in a group where learning is valued
Carol Dweck
Growth Mindset