Psychological Perspective of the Self: Background Flashcards
The word psychology comes from the word….
LOGOS which means to study and PSYCHE means soul
Science of behavior and mental processes
Psychology
The study of our physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes throughout our whole lives from prenatal to preteen to post-retirement.
Developmental Psychology
As we age, we tend to follow a sequence of changes in our behavior and appearance, but we all share an inherent genetic and growth tendency.
Maturation
This is how we learn to think, know, remember, and communicate.
Cognitive Development
A developmental psychologist, was one of the pioneers who talked about the Cognitive Development.
John Piaget
He theorized that humans go through specific stages of cognitive development and _________.
intellectual progression
John Piaget proposed that as we mature, we create _________.
Schemas
Piaget proposed that we adapt to new experiences through two processes:
Assimilation and Accommodation
Four stages of Piaget’s Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor (0-2 years old)
Preoperational (2-7 years old)
Concrete Operational (7-11 years old)
Formal Operational (11 - above years old)
Children go through a period
of dramatic growth and learning.
Sensorimotor (0-2 years old)
________ or ______ is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen.
Object permanence or object constancy
At this stage, they often struggle with understanding the idea of
constancy or conservation.
Preoperational (2-7 years old)
One thing also about this stage is that it’s all about yourself. it is marked as the stage of ________ which drives most of what the kid thinks and
say.
Egocentrism
Concrete and literal in their thinking at this point in development, they
become much more adept at using logic.
Concrete Operational (7-11 years old)
