exam 3 general psych

Question 1

prenatal period (environmental influences)

Answer 1

placenta environment
environmental toxins
0-9 months

Question 2

Piaget Approach to Development

Answer 2

cognition develops while interacting with the physical environment with focus on stages
brain develops through schematic stages

Question 3

Vygotsky Approach to Development

Answer 3

cognition develops while interacting with social development

Question 3

infant period

Answer 3

0-2 years
starts producing lots of neurons
then prune, mostly done eliminated 50% of the synapses by age 10

Question 4

infant period: preference for caregiver

Answer 4

must find caregiver to survive
- familiarity with mother’s voice
-memory for faces imitate facial gestures
-immediate preference for faces

Question 5

sensorimotor stage

Answer 5

-sensory and motor experience
-object permanence- 8 months
-stranger anxiety-8 month
-sense of self -18 month
the self is related to but separate from other objects and people
facilitates social cognition development & awareness