memory internal record/representation of some prior event/experience Sensory memory short lived memory process Almost a direct representation of the actual sensory attributes to the senses o Iconic memory [...]
Learning the process by which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior Class notes, ride bike skills Conditioning refers to the acquisition of [...]
Consciousness awareness of various cognitive processes Sleeping, dreaming, concentrating, making decisions 2 broad categories vary according to how aware we are of processes o Waking consciousness all thoughts, [...]
Critical Thinking process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information Interactions process in which multiple factors mutually influence one another and the outcome NatureNurture Controversy ongoing dispute over [...]
Psychology the study of human mind and human behavior Assumptions of Science: There is order in the universe Determinism every event has physical, potentially measurable cause o Does not [...]
Identity: Asking “Who Am I?” A. SelfConcept: What Am I Like? Differentiation of selfconcept reflects a complex definition of the self. For example, we talked about adolescents becoming more [...]
Intellectual Development Cognitive growth during adolescence is rapid, with gains in abstract thinking, reasoning, and the ability to view possibilities in relative rather than in absolute terms. Prefrontal cortex [...]
Physical Maturation Adolescence – Developmental stage between adulthood and childhood Growth During Adolescence: The Rapid Pace of Physical and Sexual Maturation The dramatic changes during adolescence constitute the [...]
Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood The Developing Self Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood: Industry Versus Inferiority According to Erik Erikson, middle childhood encompasses the industryversusinferiority stage, [...]
Cognitive and Language Development Piagetian Approaches to Cognitive Development 1. The Rise of Concrete Operational Thought a) The schoolage child enters the concrete operational stage, the period of cognitive [...]
The growing body during Middle Childhood A. Physical Body Slow, steady growth Height and weight changes Less rounded Girls taller than boys on average (only time in lifespan) 11 [...]
A. Psychosocial Development Changes in understandings we have of ourselves as members of society; comprehension of meanings of behaviors of others Erik Erikson believed that people pass through eight [...]
Intellectual Development Piaget’s Stage of Preoperational Thinking During the stage that Piaget has described as preoperational, children are not yet able to engage in organized, formal, logical thinking. However, [...]
Physical Growth The Growing Body Individual Differences in Height and Weight Significant differences especially cross culturally. Economically developed countries – taller and heavier. Ses in US – kids in [...]
Forming the Roots of Sociability Emotions in Infancy: Do Infants Experience Emotional Highs and Lows? Across every culture, infants show similar facial expressions relating to basic emotions. Nonverbal encoding [...]
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Cognitive development involves changes in cognitive process and abilities; processes based on physical action and later progresses into changes in mental operations Key Elements [...]
Growth and Stability Physical Growth: The Rapid Advances of Infancy 4 Principles of Growth Cephalocaudal growth follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts and [...]
Stages of Birth 1.Stage one process of reaching full cervical dilation Latent phase contractions become more frequent/strong/regular Cervical effacement thinning Most variable. Up to 20hrs for 1st time, 1012hrs [...]
Earliest Development Gametes sex cells that form new cell at conception o Sperm, ovum Zygote new cell formed by fertilization o Genes basic units of genetic information o DNA [...]
Perspectives on Children Theory= fact based framework for understanding phenomena Hypothesis= testable predictions Psychodynamics Perspective Freud= behavior motivated by inner forces/ conflicts/ memories; little awareness o Two forces Eros= [...]
