Term 1 --> Theories/Studies/Models Flashcards
Field et al. (Attachment)
Mirroring expression –> at 12 hours old baby will reciprocate expression (born learning)
John Bowlby (Attachment)
Attachment Theory and Stages of Attachment (including stranger anxiety)
- 0-2 months –> Pre-Attachment
- 2-7 months –> Attachment in making
- 7-24 months –> Clear-cut attachment
- 24 months+ –> Goal-corrected partnership
Ainsworth (Attachment)
The Strange Situation
Harlow & Harlow (Attachment)
Monkey experiment
Minnesota longitudinal experiment (Attachment)
Insecure infants/poverty are more reliant on teachers and more socially isolated or easily frustrated
Hyde - Gender Similarity Hypothesis (Sex and Gender)
Males and females similar in most psychological aspects
Bandura - Social Learning Theory (Sex and Gender)
Child gets punished for imitating opposite sex like behaviours but rewarded for imitating same sex like behaviours
Piaget - Development Theory (Sex and Gender)
Start off with a gender identity that causes the child to adopt behaviours associated with it
Piaget - Theory of Cognitive Development (Cognition and Intelligence)
Stages of development –> focusing on how children think rather than what they know
- 0-2 years: sensorimotor
- 2-7 years: pre-operational
- 7-11 years: concrete operational
- 11+ years: formal operational
Rovee-Collier et al. (Cognition and Intelligence)
Mobile experiment –> baby learns to kick foot to ring mobile above crib. How long they remember depends on age
Wechsler (Cognition and Intelligence)
Wechsler adult intelligence scale
Gardner (Cognition and Intelligence)
Multiple intelligences (including emotional intelligence)
What are the 2 theories of language acquisition?
- Skinner
2. Chomsky
What was Skinner’s theory of language acquisition?
Language is learnt through imitation and reinforcement (social interaction)
What was Chomsky’s theory of language acquisition?
Brain is pre-wired for language (universal grammar and innate shared linguistic principles)
What was the ‘Critical Period’ hypothesis? Who came up with it? (Language)
Lenneberg –> brain is sponge for language before age 12 but difficult to learn after this
What replaced the ‘Critical Period’ hypothesis? (Language)
‘Sensitive Period’ hypothesis:
- Under 12: bilingual
- 15-20: head injury –> no permanent loss of language
- 20+: permanent loss of language
Who came up with the 3 styles of parenting?
Baumrind