Chapter 10 Introduction to Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Study of changes (mental & physical) from birth to death

1st Domain of Developmental Psychology

Physical (Reflexes)

2nd Domain of Developmental Psychology

Socioemotional

3rd Domain of Developmental Psychology

Cognitive

Physical Developmental Psychology

Changes in an individual's biological nature across the lifespan

Reflexes

innate, involuntary responses - some persist over our lives and others are modified and become voluntary responses

Socioemotional Developmental Psychology

Changes in an individual's relationships with other people, emotions, and personality

Cognitive Developmental Psychology

Changes in an individual's thought processes, intelligence, and language

Cognitive Development

thinking and understanding grow over time

Step 1 of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

Sensorimotor

Step 2 of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

Preoperational

Step 3 of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

Concrete Operational

Step 4 of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

Formal Operational

What ages are Sensorimotor

Birth - 2 years

What ages are Preoperational

2 - 7 years

What ages are Concrete Operational

7 - 11 years

What ages are Formal Operational

11 + years

Sensorimotor

Sensory & motor, immediate present, no mental thoughts, Object Permenance

Preoperational

Symbols & language, Conservation, Egocentrism, Animism

Concrete Operational

Operations & Class Inclusion

Formal Operational

Problem solving

Object Permenance

6 - 8 months, the ability to understand that an object continues to exist even when it is no longer in sight

Conservation

The concept that objects retain their properties in spite of changes in their appearance

Egocentrism

An inability to view the world from another’s perspective, cognitive or physical

Animism

The attribution of life & life-like qualities to inanimate objects

Hypothetical/Abstract Thought

Deductive logic (includes the use of systematic and methodical reasoning in order to solve a problem).

Operations

General rules or strategies for examining and interacting with the world

Class Inclusion

The ability to compare a class of objects with its subclasses without confusing the two