Lifespan Development Flashcards
what are the three temperaments for babies?
easy, slow-to-warm-up, and difficult
what happens in the sensorimotor stage?
children begin to use their senses to gain knowledge about the world around them and understand the concept of object permanence at the end of this stage
In the preoperational stage describe children’s personalities
2-7 year-olds are very egocentrism, they use their imagination at this age, and they can’t do tasks in reverse order, don’t get the principle of conservation, and can’t focus on multiple aspects of a situation
the concrete operational stage helps to…
develop adolescent’s sense of logical thinking and processing and they understand the principle of conservation
what are primary sex characteristics?
what happens on the inside of the body (e.g. uterus, testicles)
what are secondary sex characteristics?
development outside of the body (e.g. height, voice lowers, breast development, etc.)
formal operational stage includes…
Goes into adulthood and you are able to think logically through situations
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
believed that cognitive development is influenced by social and environmental factors
zone of proximal development is…
what a child can accomplish on its own compared to the help of others
information-processing model of cognitive development
cognitive development that continues to change and evolve over and studies your attention, memory, and ability to problem-solve
what happens in the germinal period
first two weeks of prenatal development which develops into an embryo at the end of the two-week period
what happens in the fetal period
begin to develop reflexive responses and they develop sleep cycles as well as become more active towards the end of the pregnancy
what happens in the embryonic period
organs and major systems begin forming then hormones will trigger the development of sexual organs
teratogens can be described as…
environmental factors that can harm a developing baby (e.g. HIV, unprescribed medicine, alcohol, exposure to radiation)
the different types of attachments are…
Secure and Insecure The baby feels comfortable and will cry if they have a secure attachment with their caregiver but if it’s insecure even when the mother leaves and comes back it will still be looking for comfort
