Psych 101 Chapter 4 and Chapter 7

3 major issues in developmental psychology

1. nature and nurture 2. continuity and stages 3. stability and change

What years does the preoperational stage take place?

2 to 6 or 7

What years does concrete operational stage occur?

6 or 7 to 11

developmental psychology

a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

what years does sensiormotor stage occur?

birth to 2 years

preoperational stage

in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic

sensiormotor stage

in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to nearly 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities

concrete operational stage

in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events

______ is the orderly sequence of growth

maturation

When a baby's cheek is touched, he or she will turn toward the touch, and open his or her mouth in search of a nipple, this is known as the _____ reflex.

rooting

Developmental psychologists have found that one's general level of emotionality, called _____, remains fairly constant from childhood into adulthood.

temperament