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Intro to Psych Ch.4 final
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2009

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Piaget's 1st Stage
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Sensorimotor. Birth-2 yrs. Experiencing the world through senses & actions (looking, touching, mouthing, grasping). Object permanence & stranger anxiety.
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Piaget's 2nd Stage
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Preoperational. 2-6. Representing things w/ words & images but lacking logical reasoning. Pretend play, egocentrism, & language development.
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Piaget's 3rd Stage
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Concrete operational. 7-11. Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies & performing arithmetical operations. Conservation & mathematical transformations.
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Piaget's 4th Stage
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Formal operational. 12-adulthood. Abstract reasoning. Abstract logic & potential for mature moral reasoning.
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Assimilation
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Interpreting one's new experience in terms of one's existing schemas.
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Accommodation
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Adapting one's current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information.
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Schemas
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A concept or framework that organizes & interprets info.
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Erikson's 1st Stage
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Trust vs. Mistrust. Infancy (birth-1). If needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust.
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Erikson's 2nd Stage
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Autonomy vs. Shame & doubt. Toddlerhood (1-2). Toddlers learn to exercise will & do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities.
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Erikson's 3rd Stage
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Initiative vs. Guilt. Preschooler (3-5). Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks & carry out plans, or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent.
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Erikson's 4th Stage
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Competence vs. Inferiority. Elementary School (6-puberty). Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior.
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Erikson's 5th Stage
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Identity vs. Role Confusion. Adolescence (teen-20s). Teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles & then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are.
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Erikson's 6th Stage
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Intimacy vs. Isolation. Young adulthood (20s-40s). Young adults struggle to form close relationships & to gain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated.
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Erikson's 7th Stage
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Generativity vs. Stagnation. Middle adulthood (40s-60s). The middle-aged discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family & work, or they may feel a lack of purpose.
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Erikson's 8th Stage
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Integrity vs. Despair. Late adulthood (late 60s & +), When reflecting on his or her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure.
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