The Growth of Knowledge: Crash Course Psychology #18

What does developmental psychology study?

• The history of psychological theories

• The physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes throughout life

• The development of planets

• The development of technology over time

Who is considered a pioneer in the study of cognitive development?

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

• Albert Einstein

• Lev Vygotsky

What concept did Piaget introduce to explain how children integrate new information?

• Behavioral adaptation

• Schemas

• Cognitive dissonance

• Classical conditioning

According to Piaget, what stage do children start to think logically about concrete events?

• Formal operational stage

• Concrete operational stage

• Preoperational stage

• Sensorimotor stage

What did Lev Vygotsky emphasize in cognitive development?

• Independent learning

• Genetic inheritance

• Parental instruction and social interaction

• Physical interaction with the environment