Human development Flashcards
3 Domains of Human Development
cognitive, social/ physical, influence
sociocultural factors
family, race, culture, perspective
socioeconomic factors
poverty, class, gender, sex
cognitive and moral development
reasoning, symbol manipulation, problem solving
Piaget stages of cognitive development (4)
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations
trust vs. mistrust
the infant sees the world as safe and secure.1-1 1/2 years
autonomy vs shame and doubt
period of exploring and experimentation. “terrible twos” 1 1/2- 3 1/2 years
If autonomy is punishment is hard, toddlers may feel shame.
initative vs guilt
3 1/2-6 years initative, child is taking the lead in new activities and having new responsibilities. Without initiative a child can feel guilty on just about anything.
industry vs inferiority
6-11 years old. Development of social self and mastering self a assurance. child learns to work with others enhances self- esteem
identity vs role confusion
adolescent builds upon previous experiences to seek the foundation for a sense of self identity in adult life.
concervation
conceptual tool that allows a child to recognize that when altering the appearance of a object. ex) concept of liquid tallglass/ short glass.
concet of numbers, length, liquid, matter
assimilation
refers to the way children incorporate new information with existing schemes in order to form a new cognitive structure. lion- doggie
accommodation
occurs what children take existing schemes and adjust them to fit their experience.turning on the keyboard to play
schemas
children mentally represent and organize the world
seriation
child ability to arrange objects in logical progression (concrete operations)
a child arranges sticks in order from smallest to largest