Exam 2 Flashcards
Describe 3 areas of focus for developmental psychologist
How humans grow (Physical domain), develop (Cognitive domain), and change throughout life span (Psychosocial domain)
Sensorimotor
(birth-2 years old)
Information gained through senses and body movement. Child perceives and manipulates but does not reason.
Object permanence is acquired.
Pre-operations
(2-7 years old) Mental representations or words/images. Engages in imaginary play. Exhaibits egocentrism. Lack of concept of conservation.
Concrete operations
(7-12 years old) Think Logically in concrete situations: -Understand conservation -Cannot apply logic to hypothetical situations Can order and classify items.
Formal operations
(12& Beyond) Have hypothetical-deductive reasoning. Adolescent egocentrism (2 forms): -Imaginary audience -Personal fable: Exaggerated sense of personal uniqueness and indestrutibility (nothing bad happens to them)
Conservation
The concept that a given quantity of matter remains the same despite being rearranged or changed in appearance as long as nothing is added or taken away
Hypothetico-deductive thinking
The ability to base logical reasoning on a hypothetical premise
Personal fable
An exaggerated sense of personal uniqueness and indestructibility, which may be the basis for adolescent risk-taking
Prenatal development
development from conception to birth
Zygote: 1 to 2 weeks
Zygote attaches to the uterine lining. At 2 weeks, a zygote is the size of the period at the end of this sentence.
Embryo: 3 to 8 weeks
Major systems, organs, and structures of the body develop. Period ends when first bone cells appear. At 8 weeks, embryo is about 1 inch long and weighs 1/7 of an ounce
Fetus: 9 weeks to birth
Rapid growth and further development if the body structures, organs, and systems.
Parenting style: Authoritative Parents
High responsiveness/ High demands
- Sets high but realistic standards, enforce limits
- Encourage open communication and independence
- High value for explaining rules and reasons
- Warmth
Parenting style: Authoritarian Parents
Low responsiveness/ High demands
- Arbitrary rules, expect unquestioning obedience
- Value obedience to authority
- Less value for explaining rules or reasons
Parenting style: Permissive indulgent parents
High responsiveness/ Low demands
- Few rules or demands/emotionally warm
- Children make their own decisions and control their own behavior
- Parents rarely explain or offer advice
Parenting style: Permissive Neglectful parents
Low Responsiveness/ Low demands
- No demands/low warmth or acceptance
- Little awareness of child’s needs or rights
- No acceptance of child’s individuality
- Child’s is on her/his own
Baumrind’s 2 dimensions of parenting: Responsiveness
- Emotional warmth
- Meets child’s needs
- Unconditional acceptance of child’s individuality
- Offers explanation for decisions
- Includes child in decision making that affects her/him
Baumrind’s 2 dimensions of parenting: Demandingness
- Expects child to conform to social norms
- Expects child to reach achievement norms
- Expects child to follow through with family and personal obligations
- Willingness to confront children that do not measure up
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
The refinement if schemes
Schemes: PLans of action to be used in similar circumstances
Assimilation: Process for incorporation new objects, events, experiences, and information, into existing schemes.
Accommodation: Modifying existing schemes and creating new ones to incorporate new experiences and information.
3 Types of temperament: Easy
Pleasant mood, adaptable, approach new situations positively. 40% of group studied
3 Types of temperament: Difficult
Intense emotional reactions, react negatively to new situations. 10% of group studied
3 Types of temperament: Slow to warm up
Tend to withdraw, are slow to adapt, somewhat negative in mood. 15% of group sudied.