unit 1 Flashcards
what are the 6 life stages
- infancy 0-2
- early childhood 3-8
adolecence 9-18
early adulthood 19-45
middle adulthood 45-65
later adulthood 65+
what is the principle of development
development describes changes that may be complex and involve ability level changing
what is gross motor skills
movements that require a large amount of muscle movement
what is fine motor skills
skills that require a small amount of muscles movement mainly in the hand
what is primary sexual characteristics and examples of male and female
inward changes happening female - uturus enlarges - menstral cycle begins - ovaries realise eggs male -enlargment of penis and testies - testies produce sperm - spontanious erections
what are secondary sexual characteristics and examples of male and female
outward signs of development
- -breast develops
- hair growth
- redistrabution of body fat
- changes in larnaxx
four main aspects of interlectual development
- language development
- problem solving
- moral development
- abstract thoughts
what is jean piagets theory
focused how children aquire the ability to think
- came to the conclusion adults think diffrently to adults
- suggested 4 yr olds cant use abstact knowlege
what is abstract logic
ability to solve problems with imagination without being involved practically
piagets stages of development
- sensory (0-2) = when we learn about the world by interacting with things by sucking and touching objects
- preoperational stage (2-7)= when the child begins to engage in symbolic play by using there imagination
concrete operational stage(7-11)= begin to think rationally using logic tro problem solve and looking from another point of view
formal operational stage(11+)= thinking becomes more sophistacated think about abstract and therotical concepts
what is piagets schemas theory
equilibrum- children develop there ideas of the world
disequilibrium- if expierences dont match what they expect
accomadation-the way they modify information so they can maintain equilibrum
what is the critisism of piaget
- underestamated the timing of a childs development
- based on small amount of children
- some kids think the same perspectives as 7 year olds
what was chomskys theory
idea we are preprogrammed with the ability to learn a language called the language aqusation device leads to universal grammer theory means rapid language development in young children
what was the critisism of chomsky
- no scientific proof
- doesnt take in account children with disabilitys
- other theorists argue that interaction is critical to learn a language
what are the 3 stages of play during infancy& childhood and ages of each stage
solo play (0-2) - child play independatly parallell play(2-3)-sit or stand close with each other but not interact cooperative play(3-8) begin playing with other children