the study of how people change physically, mentally, and socially throughout the lifespan.
What is Developmental Psychology?
100
the final and longest stage of prenatal development
What is fetal period?
100
child's capacity to engage in symbolic thought. ex.) use words, images.
What is preoperational stage?
100
autonomy vs. doubt
What is toddlerhood ?
200
the emotional bond that forms between the infant and his/her caregivers, especially their parents during the first year of life.
What is attachment?
200
beginning of adolscence, began learning problem solving, think logically.
What is formal operational stage?
200
Trust vs. mistrust
What is Infancy ?
300
a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction
What is puberty?
300
begins around age 7. true logic thought. ex.) a child describing "friendship" as someone that plays with me.
What is concrete operational stage?
300
intimacy vs. isolation
What is young adulthood?
400
transitional stage between late adulthood and the beginning of adulthood.
What is adolescence
400
begins from birth to age 2. knowledge in how they smell, feel, taste and sound.
What is sensimotor stage?
400
Industry vs. inferiority
What is middle and late childhood?
500
1.Piaget underestimated the cognitive abilities of infants and young children.
2.Piaget underestimated the impact of the social and cultural environment on cognitive development.
3.Piaget overestimated the degree to which people achieve formal operational thought processes.