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LifespanDev. CSU2015

Psych Chapter 9

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Continuous Development Development as a cumulative process gradually improving on existing skills
Discontinuous Development that takes place in unique stages
Nature Biology and genetics
Nurture Our environment and culture
Psychosocial Development Theory that emphasizes the social nature of our develpoment rather than sexual nature
Schemata Concepts that are used to help us categorize and interpret information
Assimilation When you take information that is comparable to what they already know
Accommodation Describes when they change there schemata based on new information
cognitive development domain of lifespan development that examines learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity
developmental milestone approximate ages at which children reach specific normative events
normative approach study of development using norms, or average ages, when most children reach specific developmental milestones
physical development domain of lifespan development that examines growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness
concrete operational stage third stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from about 7 to 11 years old, children can think logically about real (concrete) events
conservation idea that even if you change the appearance of something, it is still equal in size, volume, or number as long as nothing is added or removed
egocentrism preoperational child’s difficulty in taking the perspective of others
formal operational stage final stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from age 11 and up, children are able to deal with abstract ideas and hypothetical situations
object permanence idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists
preoperational stage second stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from ages 2 to 7, children learn to use symbols and language but do not understand mental operations and often think illogically
psychosexual development process proposed by Freud in which pleasure-seeking urges focus on different erogenous zones of the body as humans move through five stages of life
reversibility principle that objects can be changed, but then returned back to their original form or condition
schema (plural = schemata) concept (mental model) that is used to help us categorize and interpret information
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