Lifespan Development

What does the normative approach ask regarding the lifespan?

what is normal development?

The concept conservation refers to ________.

A knowing that even if you change the appearance of something, it is still equal in size as long as nothing has been removed or added

Who developed the psychosocial theory of development?

Erik Erikson

Who called the stages of development psychosexual stages?

Freud

________ development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.

cognitive

During the ________ stage, children understand events and analogies logically, and they can perform simple mathematical operations.

concrete operational

Specific normative events are also called ________.

developmental milestones

Theorists who view development as ________ believe that development takes place in unique stages.

discontinuous

________ development involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness.

physical

________ development involves emotions, personality, and social relationships.

psychosocial

During Jean Piaget's ________ stage, the world is experienced through senses and actions.

sensorimotor

Between birth and one year, infants are dependent on their caregivers; therefore, caregivers who are responsive and sensitive to their infant's needs help their baby to develop a sense of the world as a safe, predictable place. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

trust v mistrust