Developmental Psychology Flashcards
The process of developing of being developed
Development
Process of enlarging people’s freedom and opportunities improving their well-being. _________________ is about the real freedom ordinary people have to decide who to be, what to do, and how to live
Human Development
scientific
approach which aims to explain growth,
change and consistency though the
lifespan.
Developmental Psychology
The notion of childhood originates in the Western world and this is why the early
research derives from this location.
Child Mind
He is credited with
conducting the first
systematic study of
developmental psychology
Charles Darwin
A German Physiologist who
published a book entitled
“The Mind of a Child”
Wilhelm Preyer
is the process of change
that occurs in human beings throughout
development.
Developmental Changes
is defined as the biological
changes that occur in the body and brain,
including changes in size and strength,
integration of sensory and motor activities, and
development of fine and gross motor skills.
Physical Domain
Defined as the changes in the way we think, understand and reason about the world
Cognitive Domain
the changes in the ways we connect to other people and express and understand emotions
Social-Emotional Domain
Children acquire the forms meanings and uses of words and utterances from the linguistic input.
They reproduce word they repetitively exposed to.
Language Domain
conception stage
Prenatal Period
The first year and a half to
two years of life are ones of
dramatic growth and change
Infancy and Toddlerhood
referred to as the
preschool years
Early childhood
The ages of six through eleven
comprise middle childhood and
much of what children
experience at this age is
connected to their involvement
in the early grades of school
Middle childhood
