Intro Lecture Flashcards
Developmental Trajectories, Developmental Theories
Identifies & describes ______ in the child’s _______, _______, & ________ _______ & _______.
changes, cognitive, emotional, social capacities & behaviors
serving to form something, having a profound and lasting influence on a person’s development
formative experiences
passage from state, stage, subject, or place to another
transition
the parts of discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
context
the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : environment, setting
context
themes in developmental theory
nature vs nurture, continuity vs discontinuity, stability vs change, early vs later life experiences
smooth, continuous processes that continue through the life span in a similar rate of change over time
continuity
series of abrupt shifts or discrete stages
discontinuity
Piaget’s Stage Theory
birth to age 2, children develop motor skills and interact with objects through their sense
Sensorimotor Stage
Preoperational stage
Age 2 - 7, children develop language and symbolic thinking
Concrete Operational Stage
age 7-11 child becomes more flexible in thinking
age 12 + up, children can think abstractly and reason hypothetically
Formal Operational Stage
as individuals develop, do their characteristics remain the stable over time, or do they change?
stability vs change
do childhood experiences have the greatest impact on development or are later life events just as important?
early vs later life experiences
