PSYCHOLOGY 101 (WEEK 1-2)

Refers to individuals intellectual growth from infancy to adulthood

• maturation

• childhood developement

• Behavior acqisition

• Cognitive development

The most important developmental task of adolescence is building a(n)

• Identity

• Large group of friends

• Reputation

• Followers on instagram

WHAT IS THE AWARENESS THAT THINGS CONTINUE TO EXIST EVEN WHEN NOT PERCEIVED?

• EGOCENTRISM

• THEORY OF MIND

• OBJECT PERMANENCE

• CONSERVATION

Studied psychosocial development - life periods in which an individual's goal is to satisfy desires associated with social needs

• Piaget

• Erikson

• Kolhberg

• Vygotsky

Studied children's cognitive development, developed a 4 stage theory

• Piaget

• Erikson

• Kohlberg

• Vygotsky

Behavior consists of simple motor responses to sensory stimuli; lacks concept of object permanence - 1st Stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory

• Sensorimotor

• Pre-Operational

• Concrete Operations

• Formal Operations

Understands abstract ideas and hypothetical situations; capable of logical and deductive reasoning - 4th Stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory

• Sensorimotor

• Pre-Operational

• Concrete Operations

• Formal Operations

The process of fitting objects and experiences into one's existing schemas

• Accomodation

• Assimilation

• Egocentrism

• Schema

A young child's inability to understand another person's perspective

• Egocentrism

• Identification

• Sublimation

• Assimilation

Horace, the youngest child of a high school athletic director, was able to roll over at 3 months, crawl at 6 months, and walk at 12 months. This ordered sequence of motor development was largely due to

• habituation.

• responsive parenting.

• maturation.

• imprinting.

• conditioning.