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Psychological Development
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the study of how organisms change over time due to the influences of biology and enviornment
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Development
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a process of growth and change brought about by an interaction of heredity and enviornment
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Interaction
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a process by which forces work together or influence each other (IE: the interaction between heredity and enviornment)
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Continuity View
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The perspective that development is gradual and continous
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Discontinuity view
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The perspective that development proceeds in an uneven (discontinuos) fashion
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Newborns begin life with 3 basic survival tasks
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1: Finding nourishment
2: Making contacts with people 3:Avoiding harmful situations |
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Abilities of a newborn
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smile at faces
become calmer at round objects- faces eye sockets breasts Can't see very far have trouble distinguishing colors know the difference between 1 and other numbers of objects prefer human voices mimic smiles (mirror neurons) grasping reflex social interaction- cooing smiling and crying |
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Early childhood development
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windows of opportunity for brain development
keep stimulation up for young babies |
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Piaget's schemas
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Mental structures or programs that guide a developing child's thought (dog- 4 legs barks etc.)
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