Media analysis Flashcards
Define Nature ( In the context of nature vs nurture )
Nature refers to the influence of biology on our psychological development
Define Nurture ( In the context of Nature vs Nurture )
Nurture refers to the influence of the environment
What are sensitive periods?
Periods of time in which an individual is more responsive to a particular environmental experience or stimulus
What is easier when in the sensitive period
Easier to learn certain things during this time
When do sensitive periods occur?
Before the age of seven
Can you learn a new language outside of a sensitive period?
Yes, but it is harder than when in the sensitive period
What are critical periods?
Short periods of time in which an individual is sensitive to environmental stimuli that are compulsory for a specific skill
What are the three attachment styles?
Secure attachment, Insecure avoidant attachment and Insecure resistant attachment
What actions from caregivers develop into an infant having secure attachment?
It is seen in infants who feel loved, confident and safe.
What happens when an infant has a secure attachment style?
They tend to show only moderate distress when separated from their caregiver, and they are enthusiastic when reunited. Most infants are securely attached.
How can you spot insecure avoidant attachment?
Infants who treat their parents as stranger; they do not cry when they leave the room and ignore them when they return
How does insecure avoidant attachment come to be?
This attachment type is hypothesised to be a result of neglectful parents.
How can you spot Insecure resistant attachment in infants?
Seen in infants who are upset when separated from their parent but also anxious when they return, often squirming away from them.
How does insecure resistant attachment come to be?
It is thought that this type of attachment results from parents who are not responsive to the needs of their child.
What are three influencing factors to attachment styles?
Genetics, Temperament, and/or Early life experiences
What was the strange situation experiment?
It was a standardized procedure devised in the 1970s to observe attachment security in children within the context of caregiver relationships
Who was the psychologist behind the strange situation experiment?
Mary ainsworth
What is Assimilation
It is the process of taking in new information and fitting it into and making it part of an existing mental idea about objects or the world
aka. incorporating new info into existing schemas
What is Accommodation?
It refers to changing an existing mental idea in order to fit new information
aka. changing the existing schemas to include new info about environment.
What is stage 1 in Piaget’s theory?
Sensorimotor period
What is stage 2 in Piaget’s theory?
Preoperational period
What is stage 3 in Piaget’s theory?
Concrete operational period
What is stage 4 in Piaget’s theory?
Formal operational period
When does the sensorimotor period range from?
Birth - 2 years
When does the concrete operational period range from?
7 - 11 years
When does Formal operational period range from?
11 - through adulthood
When does preoperational period range from?
2 - 7 years
What is gained in the Sensorimotor period?
Coordination of sensory input and motor responses
Development of object permanence
What is gained in the Preoperational period?
Development of symbolic thought marked by irreversibility
Centration
Egocentrism
What is gained in the Concrete operational period?
Mental operations applied to concrete events
Mastery of conservation
Hierarchial classification
What is gained in the Formal operational period?
Mental operations applied to abstract ideas
Logical, systematic thinking
What is the frontal lobe?
It is the largest lobe of the cerebral cortex.
Where is the frontal lobe?
In the front
Where is the parietal lobe?
Up on the top
What is gained from the parietal lobe?
Receiving and processing sensory stimuli
Where is the occipital lobe?
Down at the back
What is gained from the occipital lobe?
A key function in processing visual stimuli
Where is the temporal lobe?
The sides
What is gained from the temporal lobe?
responsible for
- auditory perception
- involved in memory
- visual perception
- emotional responses
