Psy 1100 Flashcards
(34 cards)
What are the three steps of information processing?
Self concept
-Total picture of abilities/traits
-a cognitive construction
Self definition
Characteristics by which children describe themselves
- concrete and specific to more general
Real self vs ideal self
Self-esteem
Corporal punishment
Authoritarian
Permissive
Neglectful/uninvolved
Neuron
Synapse
Pruning
grey matter
Decreases
White matter
increases w/age= improved skills, language, attention
Seriation
Inductive reasoning vs deductive reasoning
Executive function
Metamermory
What are some event that occur in the brain during infancy and early childhood?
Neurons & synapse (road& bridges)
100 billion neurons in brain; adults have 1 quadrillion synpases
In infancy: 1 million new synapses per second
How does DIVORCE impact a child?
How does ONE PARENT FAMILIES impact a child