Lecture 2: Infancy & Childhood Flashcards
Sensitive period
A window of time during which exposure to a specific type of environment stimulation is needed for normal development of a specific ability.
Motor skills
Ability to move our bodies ad manipulate objects (occurs in an orderly sequence).
Fine motor skills
Focus on the muscles in our fingers, toes, and eyes.
Gross motor skills
Focus on large muscle groups that control arms and legs and involve larger movements.
Schema
Mental models of how the world works.
Assimilation
Fit new info into existing schema.
Accommodation
Creative process where you modify schema based on experience.
Piaget’s Sensorimotor Stage
Object permanence
Piaget’s pre operational stage
Language development, use of symbols, pretend play, concept of conservation
Piaget’s concrete operational stage
Logical thinking, manipulating numbers
Formal operational stage
Scientific thinking, abstract and hypothetical thought
Harlow’s monkey experiment
Importance of contact comfort
Mary Ainsworth’s strange situationn test
Measure infant attachment by observing how infants behave when exposed to experiences involving anxiety ad comfort.
Bowlby’s attachment theory
Requirements for healthy attachment: Caregiver must be responsive to child’s physical, social and emotional needs. Caregiver and Childs must engage in mutually enjoyable interactions.
Secure attachment
Greet parents with positive emotions
