Stages of Development
The period from birth to about age 2 when babies learn through senses and actions.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
A strong emotional bond between a child and caregiver.
What is attachment?
Doing something because everyone else is doing it.
What is conformity?
When people try less hard in groups than when working alone.
What is social loafing?
The stage when kids struggle to see things from another person’s perspective.
What is egocentrism (preoperational stage)?
Parenting style that sets rules but also listens and explains.
What is authoritative parenting?
Following orders from an authority figure.
What is obedience?
When the presence of others increases performance.
What is social facilitation?
When teenagers are trying to figure out “Who am I?”
What is identity vs. role confusion?
In this parenting style, parents are strict and demanding, with little warmth.
What is authoritarian parenting?
The study with lines on a card where people gave wrong answers to fit in.
What is the Asch conformity experiment?
Losing your sense of self when in a crowd.
What is deindividuation?
The stage in adulthood when people think about making a difference or helping others.
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
A child who is upset when the parent leaves and calms when they return likely has this attachment style.
What is secure attachment?
The study where people thought they were delivering electric shocks to other
What is Milgram’s obedience study?
When opinions within a group become more extreme after discussion.
What is group polarization?
The psychologist who created the 8 stages of social development
Who is Erik Erikson?
The researcher who studied attachment using baby monkeys.
Who is Harry Harlow?
When being part of a group makes you feel less personally responsible.
What is diffusion of responsibility?
When a group makes a bad decision because they want to agree and avoid conflict.
What is groupthink?