PSYC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Object Permanence

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1200
• Professor: Dawson Clary

Document Summary

Presence/absence of commitment to life goals/values, and a sense of crisis can combine to produce 4 identity statuses. 1) identity diffusion apathy, no commitment to an ideology. 2) identity foreclosure premature commitment to visions/values (from parents), conformity, not open to new experiences. 3) identity moratorium delaying commitment for a while to experiment with alternative ideologies/careers. 4) identity achievement arising at sense of self and direction after consideration of alternatives, higher self esteem, achievement motivation. Small decline in intelligence test scores after age 60 (fluid intelligence vs. crystallized intelligence) Lose episodic & working memory, not procedural & semantic. 1) trust vs. mistrust (infants) 1st year, if biological needs taken care of, and attachment forms, develop optimistic trust. 2-3, begin toilet training/other regulations, must take some responsibility taking care of yourself and develop self sufficiency. Guilt (preschooler) 3-6, child takes initiative that may conflict with parents" rules, over controlling parents make child feel guilty.