Vocab
Issue that looks at how our genetic inheritance interacts with our experiences to influence our development?
Nature v Nurture
an infants clinging response to a touch on the palm of their hand.
grasping reflex
Mary Ainsworth studied this in infants around the world. She observed in every place she studied was that, at first, infants prefer being held or even just being with someone - anyone - over being alone.
attachment
Experience the world through senses & actions (looking, hearing, touching, mouthing, and grasping)
Stage 1- sensory motor
What field of psychology studies physical, cognitive, & social change from inception to death ?
developmental psychology
Fertilized egg (1st stage)
Zygote
If a newborn is touched anywhere around the mouth, he will move his head and mouth toward the source of the touch.
rooting reflex
By about 8 months, some infants develop a fear of strangers.
They cry when they see a stranger and immediately look around for their parent.
stranger anxiety
What stage is out of sight out of mind common? Peek a boo
Stage 1
Are babies more responsive to sight or sound?
Sound
the developing human organism from 2 weeks through 2nd month
Embryo
flinching when falling backward - spreading out the arms and sometimes crying
morrow reflex
At about the same age, they may develop separation anxiety which causes infants to cry or behave in other ways that indicate distress if their mothers leaves them.
seperation anxiety
Child begins to use language & symbols.
• Mental imagery (Child can draw images from their mind)
• Egocentrism – inability to see another person’s point a view
True or False: the sequence in which babies go through learning their motor functions is the same for everyone(maturation), but the timing is NOT universal for everyone.
True
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth.
Fetus
occurs after the sole of the foot has been firmly stroked. The big toe then moves upward or toward the top surface of the foot. The other toes fan out.
Babinski reflex
Which psychologist studied attachment in monkeys with cheese cloths?
Harlow
Begin to learn law of conservation, multi-dimensional thinking less egocentric.
• Can do elementary arithmetic. .
Stage 3- concrete operational
a point in development in which a person will best learn a particular skill or behavior.
critical period
coordinated movement patterns that can be triggered by the right stimulus.
reflex
What is a reflex that lasts?
Swallowing reflex
Which psychologist got ducks to imprint on him?
Lorenz
Abstract & hypothetical thinking. Geometry
• Can think of several different approaches to solving problems
• Can examine the future
• Can formulate personal ideas & values
Stage 4
involves the ways in which infants and children learn to relate to other people.
social development