Chapter 3 - Human Development

Accommodation

________= Adapt our current schemas to incorporate new information.

Assimilation

________= Interpret our experience in terms of our existing schemas.

maturation

biological/genetic development (nature)

learning

environmental/experiential development (nurture)

When environment information does not fit existing schema

Disequilibrium

Authoritarian

high control + low warmth

Authoritative

high control + high warmth

Permissive

low control + high warmth

Neglectful

low control + low warmth

Authoritarian

"Enforceable competence" (competent when authority figure is present)

Authoritative

High overall competence

Permissive

Specific competencies… when interested

Neglectful

Least competent