BS9 Theory Of Psychological Development

Question 1

Define developmental psychology

Answer 1

The field of psychology that focuses on development across the life span

Question 2

What does development psychology examines

Answer 2

1. The development throughgradual accumulation of knowledge
   2.Whether children are born with innate mental structure or whether they learn through experience

Question 3

Explain traditional approach

Answer 3

extensive change from birth to adolescence,
little or no change in adulthood,
and decline in old age.

Question 4

Explain life span approach

Answer 4

developmental change during childhood and adulthood

3 factors
-age-graded
-history graded
-life events

Question 5

5 general rules of child development

Answer 5

1. Development is similar for each individual
2. Development builds upon earlier learning
3. Development proceeds at an individual rate
4. Different areas of development are interrelated 5. Development is a lifelong process

Question 6

Explain stage theories

Answer 6

Changes occuring from one stage to another make children qualitatively different and they are biologically programmed to pass through the same qualitatively different stages in the same order. The child cannot progress to the nexrt stage without mastering the current stage.

Question 7

What are the 5 Freudian stage and explain each stage

Answer 7

1. Oral stage- infants pleasure centers on mouth
2. Anal stage- Childs pleasure focuses on anus
3. Phallic stage- Childs pleasure focuses on genitals
4. Latency stage- Child repress sexual interest and develops social and intellectual skills
5. Genital stage- A time of sexual reawekening

Question 8

Explain ID,ego superego

Answer 8

ID-instincts (responses from mind for wants and desires)
Ego-reality (decision making part)
Superego-morality (one with low superego make mistake easily)

Question 9

What are the 3 parenting style?

Answer 9

1. Authoritarian
2. Permissive
3. Authoritative

Question 10

Define authoritarian parenting style and list down 2 features.

Answer 10

Parents word is law and they have absolute control.
Parents control childrens behaviour and misconduct is punished.

Question 11

Define permissive parenting style and list down 2 features.

Answer 11

Parents allow their children to do anything.
Parents are non controlling and children are rarely punished.

Question 12

Define authoritative parenting style and list down 2 features.

Answer 12

Middle ground between authoritarian and permissive.
Parents sets limits and rules & parents set reasonable expectations and realistic standards.

Question 13

State Eriksons human evelopment stage

Answer 13

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Question 14

State Piagets theory of cognitive development

Answer 14

1)Sensorimotor-(0-2)
-sense and action
2)Preoperational-(2-6)
-represent things with words and image
3)concrete operational(7-11)
-logical thinking
4)formal operational(12————)
-hypothesis

Question 15

State Kohlbergs stages of moral reasoning

Answer 15

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