Name that theorist
Eight stages of psychosocial development
Who is Erik Erikson?
What are the three stages of prenatal development in order?
What are zygote, embryo, and fetus.
What is nature vs. nurture?
A baby's toes fan out when they foot is stroked from heel to toe.
What is Babinski reflex?
Leads to the virtue of love and the ability to make commitments.
What is intimacy vs. isolation? young adulthood 18-40 years
4 stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
Who is Piaget?
Week 3-8 of prenatal development.
What is the embryo?
Smooth progression in development vs. abrupt shifts.
What is continuity vs discontinuity?
A baby throws their arms out and then inward (as if embracing) in response to a loud noise or when its head falls.
What is the Moro reflex?
Leads to the virtue of competence (learning to read and write).
What is industry vs. inferiority? (6 years to adolescence)
Ecological approach: microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem
Who is Bronfenbrenner?
The first 22 sets of chromosomes are called
What are autosomes?
According to this theory, how well people adapt depends on the match between their abilities and the demands put on them by the environment.
What is competence-environmental press theory?
A baby grasps an object placed in the palm of their hand.
What is palmar reflex?
Leads to HOPE. If one gets reliable, predictable, consistent care, attachment can be developed.
What is Trust vs. Mistrust? birth to 1 year.
He was one of the 1st theorists to emphasize that children’s thinking is influenced by sociocultural context as they grow up
Who is Vygotsky?
The stage where the development baby has reached viability.
What is the fetus?
Pavlov's dog is an example of this.
What is classical conditioning?
When a baby's cheek is stroked, it turns its head to the stimulus and opens its mouth.
What is rooting reflex?
Leads to virtue of care.
What is Generativity vs Stagnation? Middle adulthood, 40-65 years old
Focused on schemes, assimilation, and accommodation with cognitive development.
Who is Piaget?
Condition where there is an extra copy of the 21st chromosome.
What is Trisomy 21?
When a behavior’s consequence make this behavior’s future occurrence more likely (reinforcement) or less likely (punishment).
What is Operant conditioning?
A baby is head upright by an adult and is then moved forward begins to step rhythmically.
What is stepping reflex?
Leads to virtue of wisdom, and the ability to feel fulfilled in life.
What is Integrity vs. Despair? Late life/older adult, 65 and up.