UNIT 1 - INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
describe intellectual development at 8 years
think more deeply, reason, talk about abstract ideas and plan
describe intellectual development at 3 years
ask questions, count, recognise colours, sort objects
describe intellectual development at birth
use their senses to help understand the world around them
describe middle adulthood in intellectual development
they have short term memory, and their thinking speed may decline
describe infancy and adulthood in intellectual development
this is the most rapid intellectual developmental stage
90% of neurones are in place by the time a child is 5 years old
describe early adulthood in intellectual development
1) gained knowledge, skills and experiences which carried onto middle adulthood
2) use last experiences to make judgments
3) logic and realistic thinking
4) can make decisions and think through problems
describe moral development in intellectual development
reasoning, making choices, how to act towards self and others
describe abstract thought and creative thinking in intellectual development
the ability to think and discuss things that can’t be observed
describe memory in intellectual development
to store and recall information
describe language development in intellectual development
this is essential to organise and express thought
describe problem solving in intellectual development
to work things out and to make predictions of outcomes
state the 5 types of intellectual development
1) problem solving
2) language development
3) memory
4) abstract thought and reasoning
5) moral development
define intellectual development
refers to how individuals organise ideas and make sense of the world around them
how does middle adulthood affect intellectual development?
this negatively affects how individuals during this life stage process information as their memory, recall and speed of thinking decreases.
