Developmental Psychology Flashcards
What is developmental psychology?
Studies the psychological human processes of human development with emphasis on childhood and teenage years
Developmental psychology is ____ related
Age
What is human development?
Pattern of movement or change from conception to death
What are the domains of human development? (3)
- Physical
- Cognitive
- Socio-emotional
What does the physical domain involve?
Changes in biological nature/physical growth
The physical domain is evident through ____
Age
What does the cognitive domain involve?
Intellectual development
The cognitive domain is evident through _____
IQ
Adolescence is the peak of ____
Fluid intelligence
Adulthood is the peak of _____
Crystallized intelligence
Proponent and what theory is involved with the cognitive domain?
Piaget’s Theory
What does Piaget’s theory state?
Conquer 4 stages of cognitive development to reach full human intelligence
How did Piaget come to his theory?
Realized younger children make mistakes older children do not; concluded they think differently
What are the 4 stages in Piaget’s theory?
- Sensori-motor
- Pre-operational
- Concrete Operational
- Formal Operational
Development in sensori-motor stage through _______
Experience, movement, 5 senses, working memory
When do we realize object permanence?
Sensori-motor stage
What is object permanence?
Peek-a-boo, realize objects continue to exists even when we cannot see them
What is egocentric?
perceive world only from our own point of view
Pre-operational stage is where we ___
Learn to speak and understand words, images and gestures are symbols for something
Concrete operational stage is where we ____
concrete operational mental structures, differences of thoughts and feelings and read
Formal operational stage is where we ____
- Think rationally about abstract concepts
- Understand morality and identity
- Deductive reasoning
Sensori-motor stage is from age ___ to ___
0-2
Pre-operational stage is from age ___ to ___
2-7
Concrete operational stage is from age ___ to ___
7-11
Formal operational stage is from age ___ to ___
12+
Proponent and what theory is involved with the socio-emotional domain?
Erik Erikson and his Theory on Psycho-social Development
What does the socio-emotional domain involve?
- Quality of relationships
- Emotional management
The socio-emotional domain is evident through ____
EQ and SQ (social quotient)
Erik Erikson was heavily influenced by who?
Sigmund Freud
Erik Erickson’s Theory on Psycho-social Development states that
There are 8 stages where a healthy human being resolve an issue to pass through from age to death
What are the 8 stages Erik Erickson’s Theory on Psycho-social Development?
- Stage 1: Basic trust and mistrust
- Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
- Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt
- Stage 4: Industry vs Inferiority
- Stage 5: Identity vs Role Confusion
- Stage 6: Intimacy vs Isolation
- Stage 7: Generativity vs Stagnation
- Stage 8: Ego Integrity vs Despair
Stage 1: Basic trust and mistrust involves?
The mother and if we can trust the world = trust in the future
Stage 1: Basic trust and mistrust occurs at?
1-2 years
Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt involves?
Both parents and self discovery = self confidence
Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt occurs at?
2-4 years