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Ch. 11 - Development
Development
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/07/2010

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Development
Definition
Study of systematic changes that occur over the lifespan
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Developmental Plasticity
Definition
Envieronmental input impacts brain development
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Synaptic Pruning
Definition
In the first few months of life, the brain goes through rapid overproduction of synapses & prunes away those not used
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Piaget's Stage Theory
Definition
Development occurs as a series of stages differing in how the world is understood; children's thinking develops through orderly stages
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Sensorimotor Stage (0-2)
Definition
Child perceives & manipulates but does not reason; Object permanence is acquired; A not B error
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Preoperational Stage (2-7)
Definition
Emergence of symbolic thought; egocentric processing; learn conservation & theory of mind
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Concrete Operations Stage (7-11)
Definition
Thought is more logical; not good at abstract/hypothetical thought
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Formal Operations Stage (11+)
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Thought is logical & abstract; end of qualitative change in cognition
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Current views on Piaget's Theory
Definition
descriptions were generally right; change is more gradual; kids move through stages more quickly; testing is not more sensitive to infant cognition
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Social Development
Definition
Maturation of skills that enable us to get along with others
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Attachment Theory - Harry Harlow
Definition
Attachment does not depend on food, but on contact comfort
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