Unit 3 Development and Learning

Nature vs. Nurture

genetics vs. environment

Stability vs change

stability related to change over time

Continuous v discontinuous stages of development

gradual contious process induvial person built on previous represented knowledge

one stage a different stage separate entities

longitudinal study

a study in which some people are restudied and retested over a long period of time

cross-sectional study

a study in which people of different ages are complicated with one another

Piagets stages of cognitive Development

4 stages

sensorimotor

birth-2 simple reflexes developing of memory/ sensory interaction/working memory/object permanence (the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they can't be seen, heard, or touched),

Preoperational

2-7 years pretend play- other peoples perspectives