PSYC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jean Piaget, Prenatal Development, Object Permanence

• School: Towson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Barbara Wilson

Document Summary

Red means stop & green means go! ex. Red santa, now red doesn"t just mean stop! Development- how and why people change across the human life span! 3 main processes: : physical- biological changes , cognitive- thought, intelligence, languages , socioemotional - relationships, emotions! Later experience vs early experience - your childhood affects your future in one way or another! Conception- marks the beginning of the germinal stage! Jean piaget- theory of cognitive development: children actively construct their cognitive world. *sensorimotor (birth - 2 yrs) object permanence ! Erikson- psychosocial development- 8 turning points with 2 outcomes, positive or negative: trust vs mistrust (infancy) ! Are you getting fed on time? you trust your parents to be there: autonomy vs shame and doubt (toddlerhood) ! Autonomy = proud they can do it by themselves. Shame and doubt= feel like they let you down. Hard time making commitment later in life no sense of security. ex. toilet training!