FINAL Flashcards
(40 cards)
brain dev: prefrontal cortex
planning, organizing new tasks, maintaining attention to tasks
brain dev: executive functioning
impulse control, emotional control, flexible thinking, working memory, self-monitoring, planning and prioritizing, task initiation and organization
decentration
gradual progression of a child way from egocentrism toward a reality shared w others
reversibility
the child learns some things that have changed can be returned to original state
seriation
mental skills kids learn in early childhood
ex: ordering things from thin to big or short to tall
food desert
area where it’s difficult to afford good quality and fresh foods
food swamps
area w 4 or more stores every quarter mile or where the ratio of unhealthy to healthy food is 2:3
play dev: solitary
2-3 yrs, play w toys but not each other
play dev: onlooker
3-4 yrs, observe others while they play
play dev: parallel
4-5 yrs, play next to each other but don’t interact
play dev: associative
5-6 yrs, share materials but don’t coordinate activity
play dev: cooperative
6-7 yrs, engage in a single activity together
the case of david reimer
sex was assigned male but was raises as a girl. he identifies as a boy/man despite being raised otherwise
cisgender
sense of gender matches biological sex
transgender
sense of gender doesn’t match biological sex
kohlberg’s cog-dev theory: gender identity
2 yrs; “I am a boy”
kohlberg’s cog-dev theory: gender stability
3-4 yrs; “I will still be a boy when i grow up”
kohlberg’s cog-dev theory: gender constancy
5-6 yrs; i will still be a boy even if i play with girl toys and have long hair
gender schema theory
after identifying as a specific gender, kids selectively attend to and remember own-gender relevant info to shape their own behaviors
traditional schooling - teacher centered
teachers structure learning, formal lessons
child-centered schooling
learn through play / interaction w materials
positive discipline
uses transgressions to teach, reduce opportunities, provide reason to the rules, family duties and routines
authoritative parenting
warm and control
authoritarian parenting
cold and contol