2-5 (10/19) Development 2 Flashcards
(43 cards)
Traits are set and established in early childhood.
Early views on Developmental Psychology
Early Views. Theory of personality development. Personality set by the age of 6.
Freud
Early views. Cognitive development. Peak stage is puberty
Piaget
A period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Adolescence
13-20yrs. Begins with a biological event: puberty. End point: independence from parents.
Adolescence
_____ views on DP aren’t accepted anymore
Early
Human development is a lifelong process
Current views on development
Lifelong proces, infancy and childhood are influential, but it continues throughout life.
Development
Changed historically. WWs: adolescents are competent and responsible. Ended age 16
Views on adolescence
Changed historically. 1890, 1930, now, economic downturn. incompetent and immature. ends 20+
Views on adolescence
Mark transition into adolescence
Rites of initiation
Boys beaten with clubs, circumsized, isolated for three months/girls menstruate for the first time, they are painted red and isolated for four days`
Rites of initiation: African Thongas/ Native Americans
Sex Talk, Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah, Quince, Confirmation
Rites of initiation in the US
Marked by a cognitive growth spurt
Adolescence
How people solve moral dilemmas. Person/idea
Piaget: moral reasoning
Ultimate stage of development is the formal operational state. We develop the ability for
Abstract thought. Piaget.
Before – we take rules literally, during/after, we think of rules more flexibly, as long as the motive is justified
Abstract thought
Stages of Moral Thought-adolescense is a rich time for moral development. Heinz and the drugist
Kohlberg
Stage of Moral Thought. 0-9yrs. Morally focused on self interest. Moral dilemmas are resolved in ways that satisfy needs, avoid punishment, and obtain awards.
Pre-Conventional
Stage of Moral Thought. 9-FO. Caring for others, upholding laws, social norms. Act is moral if it meets social approval or upholds social order.
Conventional
Stage of Moral Thought. After the Formal Operational stage of CD. Not everyone enters this stage. Morale is focused on people’s rights and self-defined social principals. Abstract principals of equality, justice, and value of life.
Post-Conventional
Kohlberg Stages of MT. Criticism. Only people in well educated, middle class urban societies exhibit post-conventional thought. More desirable in some societies.
Culturally Bias
Kohlberg stages of MT. Criticism. Females are less likely than males to exhibit post-conventional because women are more concerned with compassion rather than abstract thought.
Gender Bias
Adolescence: Social Development. Psychologist.
Erik Erikson