Human Development

Question 1

accommodation

Answer 1

the process of children adjusting prior understanding in order to assimilate new experiences or information

Question 2

assimilation

Answer 2

the method by which children incorporate new information with previous knowledge

Question 3

What are the stages of Piaget’s cognitive development

Answer 3

• sensorimotor
• pre operational
• concrete operational
• formal operational

Question 4

Sensorimotor

Answer 4

Piaget’s first stage of cognitive development.
birth - age 2
begins to understand world through their senses and physical actions

Question 5

pre operational

Answer 5

Piaget’s second stage of cognitive development
age 2 - 7
no logical reasoning
only understand situations from one point of view

Question 6

concrete operational

Answer 6

Piaget’s third stage of cognitive development
age 7 - 11
begin to form the ability to reason logically

Question 7

formal operational

Answer 7

Piaget’s fourth stage of cognitive development
age 7+
children develop deductive reasoning and abstract thought

Question 8

What are Erikson’s stages of physiological development?

Answer 8

• Trust vs. Mistrust
• Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
• Initiative vs. Guilt
• Industry vs. Inferiority
• Identity vs. Role Confusion
• Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Generativity vs. Stagnation
• EgoIntegrity vs. Despair

Question 9

Operant conditioning

Answer 9

a type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences.
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment

Question 10

What are Kohlberg’s stages of moral development?

Answer 10

Pre conventional
–Stage 1. Obedience and Punishment Orientation
–Stage 2. Individualism and Exchange
Conventional
–Stage 3. Good Interpersonal Relationships
–Stage 4. Maintaining the Social Order
Post conventional
–Stage 5. Social Contract and Individual Rights
–Stage 6: Universal Principles