Thought Development Terms
What is Object Permanence?
The understanding that something still exists when you can't see it.
What are Phonemes and why are they special in young development?
What type of skill is this? (50 pts)
The building block sounds of languages. When you are a baby, you can hear all of the phonemes, but as you grow you can only hear the ones specific to your language.
Linguistic
What defines Preconventional Morality?
1. We are egocentric and only do things for our benefit.
2. We follow the rules given to us by our authority figures.
What are Personal Fables?
Dictating your life.
How do you differentiate Generativity and Stagnation?
Continuing to grow throughout middle age vs. when you don't continue to grow in middle age your life becomes monotonous.
What is Consevation?
The understanding is that quantity stays the same when the shape changes.
What is Motherese and what does it do?
What type of skill is this? (50 pts)
Motherese makes the language more enticing for the babies to learn. It also makes it easy to follow as you annunciate more.
Linguistic
What defines Conventional Morality?
1. We do things that will make us be seen as a "Good Person".
2. We understand that society as a whole runs because of rules and norms.
What are Imaginary Audiences?
When teens think that everyone is looking at them.
What did Elizabeth Kubler-Ross contribute to the field of death and dying?
Argues that America has a death-denying culture whereas we should be moving towards a death-affirming culture.
The understanding that everyone has different perspectives. (Both physically and mentally)
What are babble conversations? What advantage do they have for language development?
What type of skill are they? (50 pts)
Babble conversations are a baby who doesn't yet know words babbling in similar speech patterns to that they have heard. Helps babies learn speech patterns.
Social
What defines Post Conventional Morality?
2. Understands the reasons behind laws.
What is Adolescent Egocentrism?
When teenagers think that their story is more unique or trying than anyone else's.
What is a Death-Denying culture?
A culture that ignores death and in turn makes morality stressful.
What is Symbolic Thought?
The meaning behind a language.
What is Grammar? How does it connect to language development?
What kind of skill is this? (50 pts)
The rules of language. Children learn grammar so they can use vocabulary in new strings of words.
Linguistic
In general, how does our moral thinking change as we get older?
We become less egocentric and understand the reason behind the morals and values of all types of people.
What did Eric Erikson contribute to the field of adolescent development?
He distinguished the differences between finding an identity and not.
What is a Death-Affirming Culture?
A culture that embraces morality and makes death welcoming.
What are Zones of Proximal Development?
The period where you are transitioning into new stages of thoughts.
What are the differences in SES? How do they affect language development?
What kind of skill is this? (50 pts)
Social
What are 2 or more critiques about Kohlberg's theory?
- Small sample size
- Only from Chicago
- Mostly men
- etc.
How do you differentiate Identity and Role Confusion?
Identity is finding a place in the world where role confusion is not.
What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Middle Ages?
Confidence, finance, work.
Body, children.