Developmental Psychology: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Psychology

Download Developmental Psychology: Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Developmental Psychology DEFINITION 1 Study of systematic changes that occur over the lifespan. TERM 2 What changes reflect both maturation and learning? DEFINITION 2 Cognitive Social Moral TERM 3 Developmental Plasticity DEFINITION 3 Synaptic overproduction and pruning (reflecting enhanced sensitivity to experience)Frontal lobes slowest to develop TERM 4 Piaget DEFINITION 4 Leading theorist of cognitive development TERM 5 Sensorimotor DEFINITION 5 (0-2) yearsObject permanence -belief that objects exists independent of one's actions or perceptions of them.8-10 months - A not B error (difficult test of object permanence) toy is hidden in a different location than previously, earlier in development child will look in first location, but later they'll look in the new location that toy is placed. TERM 6 Preoperational DEFINITION 6 (2-7 years)Egocentric - can't see other points of viewConservation of volumeConservation of number (spacing)Emergence of mind (around 4 y/o) - ability to understand that others have desires, intentions, and beliefs that vary from one's own. TERM 7 Concrete Operational DEFINITION 7 (7-11 years)Improve in terms of logical reasoning, understands conversion and transitivity - a<c, c<b, a<bAre there more roses or flowers? Class inclusion. TERM 8 Formal Operational DEFINITION 8 11+ yearsChanging liquid colors TERM 9 Current views on Piaget's theory DEFINITION 9 General descriptions were correct, but not strict on stagesTesting is sensitive to infant cognition and now kids move more quickly through stagesChange is more graduatl and continuous, not so separate TERM 10 Critiques of Piaget DEFINITION 10 Underestimates kids abilitiesVagueness about process of changeLack of evidence for qualitatively different stagesOverestimates age differences in thinking