midterm review 2 Flashcards
what is emerging adulthood?
a distinct stage in social environment that gives youth an extended social moratorium on identity achievement
SEEKING STABILITY TO SUPPORT ADULTHOOD
is emerging adulthood universal?
no, it varies across cultural and national contexts
varies based off education, work, belief and life options
five distinctive features of emerging adulthood
- identity exploration
- instability in love and work
- self focus
- feeling in between
- optimism to transform life
what is the goal of emerging adulthood ?
to learn to stand alone as a self sufficient person
what defines adulthood ?
adulthood is defined by enduring commitments and independence from parents
what doesn’t bother emerging adulthood ?
instability because its a process of exploration
what gave rise to emerging adulthood ?
technology
sexual revolution
women’s movement
youth movement
what is cognitive development ?
the development of thinking, problem solving, and memory
piaget’s 4 stage theory of cognitive development
sensorimotor
pre operational
concrete operations
formal operations
1st stage sensorimotor
infant
uses it senses and motor abilities to interact with objects in the environment
2nd stage pre operational
pre school child
using language as a means of exploring the world
can result in egocentrisim, conservation, centrism and irreversability
3rd stage concrete operations
school aged child
becomes capable of logical thinking but not abstract thinking
4th stage formal operations
12 years to adult
the emerging adolescent
becomes capable of abstract thinking
what is conservation?
understanding that changing the appearance of an object does not change its nature
what is object permenence?
the knowledge that an object exists even when its not in sight
what is egocentrism?
inability to see the world through anyone else’s eyes , doesn’t recognize that others have a different world view
what is the zone of proximal development?
the distance between the most difficult task a child can do alone and the most difficult task the child can do with help
what is scaffolding?
a process in which a more skilled learner provides helps to a less skilled learner
the point is to build a bridge to cross the zone of proximal development
features of play
use language
discuss role, objects and directions
correct each other
learn about ideas and situations
creating social knowledge and adjusting a child’s view of the world
what is executive function?
ability to apply cognitive control; self regulation skills, social skills, self discipline
attachment formation types
secure, insecure, ambivalent, disorganized
secure attachment
Characterized by trust, feels worthy and well liked
– have the most enduring romantic relationships
– Experience highest levels of commitment and of satisfaction with their relationships
insecure/avoidant attachment
Least likely to enter into relationship
– Most likely to report never having been in love
– Maintain emotional distance
- have the lowest level of commitment
ambivalent/anxious attachment
– short-lived romantic relationships
– enter into relationships most quickly, often before they know their partner well
– angry and upset when their love is not reciprocated
