[PSYCH 11] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (22 pages long)

• School: Santa Monica College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 11
• Professor: Catherine Matheson

Document Summary

Child development: area of study that tries to understand constancy and change from conception through adolescence. Part of a interdisciplinary field known as (ds) Developmental science: includes all changes we experience throughout a lifetime. Consider domains with each period (from infancy to adolescence) (1) physical: Changes in: body size, function of health systems, health/nutrition, perceptual, and motor skills. Gross motor skills: skills that involve balance and big muscles (ex): walking, running, skipping, crawling, etc. Fine motor skills: skills that involve smaller muscles (ex): writing, texting, eating, playing the trumpet, etc. (2) cognitive: Changes in intellectual skills: attention, understanding, memory, language, and creativity (3) emotional and social: Changes in: emotional communication, interpersonal skills, moral reason. , and behavior. Can adjust to outside world (2) infancy/toddler-hood: Toddler = 2 y/o (3) early childhood: Play/pre-school years: learn by playing, moving, and being active. Have limited understanding of the world (4) middle childhood: Master academic skills (reading, writing, math, etc. )