theories Flashcards
what theory did Piaget come up with?
cognitive development
what are piagets developmental stages?
sensory-motor 0-2
pre-operational 2-7
concrete operational 7-11
formal operational 11-18
what is the sensory motor?
children develop concepts by using all senses to physically explore the world
what is pre-operational?
cant conserve
ego centric
what is concrete operational?
able to conserve
isnt ego centric
what is formal operational?
abstract thought, and problem solving
what is piagets chematic development theory?
equilibrium
dissaquilibrium
accomadation
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what is equilibrium?
the experience fits their schema
what is disequilibrium?
when something changes their previous schema
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what did Piaget think about children?
that they think differently from adults
what is the conservation test that he experimented?-piaget
children’s understanding that the amount of the remains arent he container shape changes
what is egocentrism?
children see things from their own perspective
what theory did Chomsky come up with?
he came up with the language development theory
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what did Chomsky state?
children are biologically preprogrammed to from attachment
what did bowlby say about if the attachment is disrupted?
develops negative attachment
what did Mary Ainsworth do?
attachment theory
what are the different types of attachments she studies?
secure
insecure-avoidant
insecure resistant
what is secure attachment?
there is good attachment when career leaves they will show distress. the parent is available to the child
what is an insecure-avoidant?
unavailable to child
does not show distress when primary caregivers leave
may go to a stranger for comfort
what is insecure resistance?
when a parent is there for the child’s needs
shows distress when carer leaves show anxiety and insecurity
why made the maturation theory?
Giselle
what did the maturation theory suggest?
development is genetically determined from birth
all children follow the same sequence in the development
place of development may vary
what are banduras theory?
social learning theory
what are the 4 principles of the social learning theory?
attention, retention, reproduction and motivation.
attention
child focuses on the ‘model’ who does the behaviour
retention
child retain the observation that they have seen
reproduction
what has been learnt is imitated or reproduced
rehearsed in the child’s mind before doing it irl
motivation
child feel motivated to repeat or stop the behaviour
