Exam 3 Flashcards
sensitive periods
optimal period for experiences for normal development
critical period
period where experiences MUST occur for normal development
assimilation
new experiences into existing schemas
accomodation
new experiences change schemas
sensorimotor stage
- object permanence
- understanding sensory and physical interactions
preoperational stage
- conservation
- thinking symbolically
- pretend play
concrete operational stage
basic mental operations
formal operational stage
- logic
- complex thinking (hypotheses, etc)
stranger anxiety
distress from unfamiliar people
separation anxiety
distress from being away from primary care giver
Harlow Monkey Study
- monkeys isolated and unsocialized
- wire vs cloth mother
- cloth > wire mother
Ainsworth Strange Situation Task
a procedure devised by Mary Ainsworth in the 1970s to observe attachment in children, that is relationships between a caregiver and child.
indiscriminate attachment
form attachment with available support
discriminate attachment
strong attachment to one person
specific attachment
baby attaches to certain people for support
secure attachment
high regard for self + others
fearful attachment
low regard for self + others
preoccupied attachment
low regard for self + high regard for others
dismissive attachment
high regard for self + low regard for others
trust vs mistrust
consistent care?
autonomy vs shame/doubt
independence?
initiative vs guilt
curiousity
industry vs inferiority
me vs my peers
identity vs confusion
who am i?
intimacy vs isolation
my relationships?
generativity vs self-absorption
what do i contribute?
integrity vs despair
do i have regrets? do i have a good life?
authoritarian
cold + strict