Lifespan Development Flashcards
developmental psychology
study of continuity and change across the lifespan
continuous development
smooth slope of progression
discontinuous development
growth in discrete stages
What are the stages of prenatal development?
1.) Germinal
2.) Embryonic
3.) Fetal
Germinal stage
conception and mitosis
Embryonic stage
- embryo implanted in lining of uterus
- placenta forms
Infants learn to control their bodies from ____ to ____ and from ____ to ______.
head to feet
center to periphery
cognitive development
emergence of the ability to think and understand
Who created the stages of cognitive development?
Jean Piaget
What are the stages of cognitive development?
1.) sensorimotor
2.) preoperational
3.) concrete operational
4.) formal operational
sensorimotor stage
world experienced through sense and actions
preoperational stage
preliminary understand of world
concrete operational stage
various actions can transform concrete objects
formal operational
abstract thinking develops
issues with the sensorimotor stage
object permanence, stranger anxiety
issues with the preoperational stage
- pretend play
- egocentrism
- language development
issues with the concrete operational stage
- conservation
- mathematical transformations
issues with the formal operational stage
- abstract logic
- moral reasoning
theory of mind
idea that human behavior is guided by mental representations
attachment
emotional bond that forms between newborns and their primary caregivers
temperaments
characteristic patterns of emotional reactivity
What do children ages 6-11 understand?
- concepts like the past, present, and future
- cause-and-effect relationships
- rules
adolescence
period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood
What actions do we see in adolescents and why?
risk-taking behaviors and emotional outbursts
frontal lobes are still developing
What cognitive actions are teens able to carry out?
- abstract thinking
- considering multiple points of view
- imagine hypothetical situations
- debate ideas and opinions
- form new ideas
- question authority
- challenge established societal norms
What are the 4 styles of parenting?
- authoritarian
- authoritative
- permissive
- uninvolved
fluid intelligence
information processing abilities that tend to decrease over time
crystallized intelligence
encompasses abilities that draw upon experience and knowledge
