Development Flashcards
(16 cards)
Jean Piaget
Studied cognitive development. Developed stages of cognitive development.
schemas
concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
assimilation
interpreting a new experience in terms of an existing schema.
accomodation
new information or experiences cause you to modify your existing schemas
sensorimotor stage
occurs from birth until roughly two years of age. In this stage, infants observe the world around them and take in new information via their senses
object permanence
a child recognizes that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer visible
preoperational stage
Between the ages of two and six, when a child learns to use language
conservation
child’s ability to recognize that the volume of an object does not change when its form changes
reversibility
ability to recognize that numbers or objects can be changed and returned to their original condition
concrete operational stage
7 to 11 years of age, child is believed to be old enough to grasp mathematical transformations and mental operation
formal operational stage
age twelve and lasts into adulthood, ability to think in an abstract manner
Harry Harlow
conducted the Monkey Mother experiment, which tested relationships between caregivers and childhood development. The experiment gauged the time a monkey would spend between a wire monkey and a cloth monkey.
attachment
an emotional tie with another person
Mary Ainsworth
Conducted the strange situation experiment. Experiment where young babies were briefly separated from their mothers in an unfamiliar laboratory environment. Used to develop the four attachment styles.
strange situation
Conducted by Mary Ainsworth. Experiment where young babies were briefly separated from their mothers in an unfamiliar laboratory environment. Used to develop the four attachment styles.
Erik Erikson
Studied psychosocial development, developed the idea behind identity vs. role confusion
