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| This theory explores how people learn to think, reason, and use language. |
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| He believed that a child’s thinking develops progressively from simple reflex behavior into complex, logical, and abstract thought. |
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| What are the 4 stages of Piaget’s cognitive development? And what are the ages? |
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1. Sensorimotor (Birth- 2 yrs)
2. Preoperational Skills (2-7 yrs)
3. Concrete Operations(7-11 yrs)
4. Formal Operations (11 yrs-adulthood) |
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| What is object permanence? And what stage does it occur? |
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| It is the knowledge that objects continue to exist when not seen. Occurs during the sensorimotor. |
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| What is symbolic functioning? And what stage does it occur? |
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| Is the ability to make one thing represent a different thing that is not present. Occurs during concrete operations. |
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| During which cognitive development stage, does the infant progress from responding primarily through reflexes to purposeful movement and activity. Object permanence occurs |
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| During which cognitive development stage, is the child highly egocentric, able to view the world only from an individual perspective. The new ability to use mental symbols develops. The child’s thinking now incorporates past events and anticipations of the future? |
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| During which cognitive development stage, does the child develop symbolic functioning. The child is able to consider another point of view. The child’s thinking is more logical and systematic? |
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| During which cognitive development stage, does the child use rational thinking and deductive reasoning. Thinking in abstract terms is possible. The child is able to deal with hypothetical situations and make logical conclusions after reviewing evidence. |
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| Psychoanalytic theory defines the structure of personality as consisting of what 3 parts? |
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| This is the source of instinctive and unconscious urges. |
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| Is the seat of consciousness and mediates between the inner instinctual desires of the id and outer world. |
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| This is the conscience of the personality, acting as a censor of thoughts, feelings and behaviors. |
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| When does the superego begin to form? |
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| According to Freud theory, children pass through 5 stages of psychosexual development, with each phase blending into the next without clear separation. What are the 5 stages? And what are their ages? |
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1. Oral phase (birth-1 yr)
2. Anal phase (1 yr-3 yrs)
3. Phallic phase (3 yrs-5 or 6yrs)
4. Latency phase(6 yrs-puberty)
5. Genitals stage(puberty-adulthood) |
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| During this phase of psychosexual development, the mouth is the center of pleasure. Sucking and swallowing give pleasure by relieving hunger and reducing tension. |
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| During this phase of psychosexual development, the anus becomes the focus of gratification, and the functions of elimination take on new importance. Conflict occurs during the toilet-training process as the child is required to conform to societal expectations. |
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| During this phase of psychosexual development, focus of their pleasure shifts to the genital area. Conflict occurs as the child feels possessive toward the parent of the opposite sex and rivalry toward the parent of the same sex. These conflicts are referred to as the Oedipus and Electra complexes |
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| During this phase of psychosexual development, this is a time of relative quiet as previous conflicts are resolved and aggressiveness becomes latent. The child focuses energy on intellectual and physical pursuits and derives pleasure from peer and adult relationships and school. |
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| During this phase of psychosexual development, sexual urges reawaken as hormonal influences stimulate sexual development. The individual focuses on finding mature love relationships outside the family. |
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| Erikson’s theory that culture and society influence development across the entire life span. |
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| What are the 8 stages of Erikson’s psychosocial theory? And what are their ages? |
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1. Trust vs. Mistrust (birth-1 yr)
2. Autonomy vs. Shame (1 yr-2 yr)
3. Initiative vs. guilt (2 yr-6 yrs)
4. Industry vs. inferiority (6 yrs-12 yrs)
5. Identity vs. role diffusion (12 yrs-18 yrs)
6. Intimacy vs. isolation (19 yrs-40 yrs)
7. Generativity vs. stagnation (40 yrs-65 yrs)
8. Integrity vs. despair (65 yrs-death) |
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| What are the developmental tasks of infancy? |
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-Forming close relationships with primary caregivers
-interacting with and relating to the environment |
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| How much do infants usually weigh at birth? |
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| How much do infants gain during the 1st 6 months? |
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| What is the average height of a normal term infant? |
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| What is the rate of height growth of an infant during the 1st 6 months of life? |
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| What % does an infant height increase within the 1st year of life? |
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| At birth, what is the average term infants head measure? |
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| During the 1st 6 months, growth of a infants head grows a monthly rate of what? |
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| during the 2nd 6 months, growth of an infants head grows at a monthly rate of what? |
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| What % of head growth occurs during the 1st 2 yrs of life? |
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| Tremors of the extremities or chin are normal, reflecting immature myelinization. Much of the infants physical behavior is reflexive. These reflexes, or infants automatisms, disappear as _______ |
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| myelinization of the efferent pathways matures |
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