PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Justin Bieber, Egocentrism, Mind Map
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Understand the developmental challenges and changes at each stage in a changing world. What goes on for those who deviate. Developmental psychology: continuous vs. discrete, nature vs. nurture. Four theories of development: psychosexual (freud, developed during childhood, focus on different erogenous zones -> have resolution at each stage, disruptions results in fixations, believed development was discontinuous. Oral -> 0-18 months -> mouth: sucking, biting, chewing fixation: nail biting. Anal -> 18-36 months -> bowel and bladder control fixation: uptight/too relaxed. Phallic -> 3-6 years -> genitals: coping with incestuous feelings fixation: women - dominant, men- narcissist. Comparing ourselves to others ie. miley cyrus, justin bieber: cognitive (piaget, cognitive schemas i. ii. iii. 0-2 object permanence (everything has life of its. Developmental issues own, even though out of sight) Egocentrism: what i see is what you see (curse of knowledge) cannot put themselves into other people"s shoes. Lack conservation (too young to perform mental operations) eg. three mountain problem.