PSY 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Erik Erikson, Almost Surely, Explicit Memory
4 Dec 2015
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Developmental psychology- studies continuity and age- related changed in behavior and mental processes from womb to tomb . Cross-sectional research data collected from a population at a certain point in time. Longitudinal research follow a certain group over time. Stages of development infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, early adulthood, middle adulthood, later adulthood. At birth, infants have reflexes and fairly well developed senses. Development is cephalocaudal and proximodistal occurs top down and center out. Infants use active touch and oral exploration to learn about the world cognitive development interwoven with motor development. Dynamic systems theory new skills develop as a interaction of multiple developments. Vygotsky cognitive development happens via social interaction and interaction with culture; child acts as an apprentice . Babies exhibit preferential looking , and typically look longer at events that violate their expectations, showing that infants do have a notion of object permanence (contrary to piaget)
