Child Development Flashcards
Longitudinal study
observes the same group over time
Cross sectional study
observes different groups at the same point in time
Sensorimotor stage
0-2 years
Struggle with object permanence
Develop representational thought
Pre-operational stage
2-7 years
ability to think symbolically and logically
Struggle with conservation and egocentrism
Concrete Operations stage
7-12 years
Develop empathy and understand cause-effect relations
Can pass Piagets mountain task
Formal operations
12+
Develop abstract reasoning and metacognition
Visual Cliff Apparatus
Children can perceive depth from the time they can crawl
What age do children experience the A not B error
8 months
they experience difficulty overriding a motor habit
Preconventional Level
Behaviour based on avoiding punishment
Conventional Level
Behaviour based on maintaining good relations
Post-Conventional
Behaviour based on ethical principles
What age do gender preferences begin
18 months
What age does knowledge of own gender begin
3 years
What age does knowledge of gender constancy begin
5 years
What gender is better at spacial ability
Men
What gender is better at verbal ability
Women
Scribbling stage
2-3 years
Non representative drawings
Pre schematic Stage
3-4 years
Tadpole drawings
Lines representing limbs
Schematic stage
5-6 years
Substance added to human drawings
Realistic Stage
9 years
Details added
Draw-A-Person Test
Can differentiate between groups, not individuals
In the Fire station interview was the Interview or Question type within subjects
Question type
What did the results of the Fire Interview show
Children in the draw and tell group reported twice as much information in direct recall
How many hours do children watch T.V. per day on average
5.11 hours
