Piaget and Cognitive Development
This stage is characterized by object permanence development.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
This is the first stage of Erikson’s theory, where infants develop a sense of security
What is Trust vs Mistrust?
This is the first stage of language development where infants make sounds unrelated to any language.
What is the babbling stage?
This attachment style is characterized by distress when a caregiver leaves and comfort upon their return.
What is secure attachment?
Researchers survey 1,000 participants from three different age groups (teenagers 13-19, young adults 20-35, and older adults 50-65) at the same point in time on their level of overall happiness. This type of study which is common in developmental psychology is known as a __________ study
What is a cross sectional study?
In this stage, children struggle with conservation but engage in pretend play
What is the preoperational stage?
In middle adulthood, people focus on guiding the next generation
What is generativity vs stagnation?
The smallest unit of sound in a language is called this.
What is a phoneme?
This parenting style is known for warmth and high expectations, balancing discipline with communication.
What is authoritative parenting?
This theory states that children learn gender roles by imitating others and receiving reinforcement.
What is social learning theory?
A child starts arguing about hypothetical moral dilemmas
What is formal operational stage?
At this final stage, individuals reflect on their life with a sense of fulfillment or regret.
What is integrity vs despair?
This is the ideal time for language learning.
What is the critical period?
A child who avoids asking for help and seems emotionally distant from their parents likely has this attachment style.
What is avoidant attachment style?
James Marcia identified four identity statuses, including foreclosure, moratorium, diffusion, and this.
What is identity achievement?
Logical thinking and mastery of conservation tasks emerge in this stage
What is the concrete operational stage?
During this stage, children learn to either gain a sense of purpose and develop leadership skills, or lack confidence in the ability to do so
What is initiative vs guilt?
This linguist proposed that humans have an innate ability for language learning through a "language acquisition device."
Who is Noam Chomsky?
This attachment style is often linked to inconsistent or neglectful caregiving and may result in fear or confusion.
What is disorganized insecure attachment?
According to Vygotsky, adults or more skilled peers provide this type of structured support to help children learn new skills.
What is scaffolding?
Vygotsky believed that this tool is essential for cognitive growth, as children use it to communicate and regulate behavior.
What is language?
A child who constantly struggles with reading, feels discouraged by their teacher's criticism, and starts to believe they are not good at academics compared to their classmate is struggling in this stage of psychosocial development
What is industry vs inferiority?
This term describes when children apply grammatical rules too broadly, saying things like “goed” instead of “went.”
What is overgeneralization?
This psychologist studied the effects of maternal deprivation in monkeys
Who is Harry Harlow?
The "visual cliff" experiment by Gibson and Walk tested this aspect of infant development?
What is depth perception?