Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development

Birth-Two Years. Develop sensory & motor abilities. (paiget)

Ability to recognize objects exist even when they arent insight. (Babies lack)

Age 2-7; children begin to think symbollically but often lack the ability to perform mental operations.(piaget)

Age 7-11; children acquire the capacity to perform a number of mental operations but still lack ability for abstract reasoning. (piaget)

The process through which we fit- or assimiliate- new experiences into existing schemata. (example: the child lives in a house full of cats, so their outtake on cats: "small furry things are cats"

The process through which we change or modify existing schemata to accommodate new experiences. (example: the child learns that the new 'kitty' hops rather than walks and seems reluctant to purr, she will need to modify and reviste the existing concept of small furry things; the child is forced to change the existing schemata to accomodate new information)

Fertilized human egg

0-2wks after conception to implantation of fertilized egg in ueterus wall. Sometimes implantation happesn, sometimes it doesnt 'stick'

2-8 weeks. From implantation - the end of eigth week. Starts developing unrecognizable cells for: arms, legs, fingers, toes and a distinctly beating heart.

9 wks - Birth. Early in this period, bones and muscles of a 'fetus' start to develop. later on, skeletal structure appropriate for movement.

Environmental agents can be helpful (morning sicknes) or hurtful

Researchers test same individuals repetedly over time

Researchers compare performance of different ppl of different ages

External Consequences. YES: "He can't be happy without his wife", or NO: "he will be put in jail"

Social Order. YES: "Spuoses are responsible for protectiong eachother", or NO: "Stealing is against the law"