Developmental Psychology Notes PDF
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These notes cover various topics in developmental psychology, including different stages of development, cognitive processes, and language acquisition. The text focuses on key concepts and theories related to child development.
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- Intellectual disability: mild disability has an iq of 50-70 that needs intermediate support. Sever disability has an iq 0f 20-35 and needs life skills support - Mnemonic device: a mnemonic clue to unzip the information - Preconventional (Kholberg): doesn't want to get in trouble. I...
- Intellectual disability: mild disability has an iq of 50-70 that needs intermediate support. Sever disability has an iq 0f 20-35 and needs life skills support - Mnemonic device: a mnemonic clue to unzip the information - Preconventional (Kholberg): doesn't want to get in trouble. Is selfish - Working memory: temporary storage system that lasts 15-30 seconds. Involves rehearsal to move to LTM - Retention process (Bandura ARRM): primarily an observer's memory for the modeled behavior. - Holophrastic stage: 11-18 months, one word - Two-word stage: mini sentence; literally 2 words - Postconventional (Kohlberg): will break the rules and laws for great good; think Deadpool - Sensory memory: stimuli from the environment (sights, sounds, tastes, smell) - Language acquisition device (Chomsky): no formal instruction, children language and will adapt to meet their needs, innate and instinctive language - Imitating Language (Skimmer): sibling asks for something and the child repeats - Shaping Language (Skimmer): affirm and refine response; "yes, that's a fruit. It's an apple. Do you want it?" - Conventional (Gilligan): I love YOU more - Adolescence (Maslow): rapid growth, girls begin puberty 1^st^, boys grow taller, girls' growth slows, boys' growth continues, reaches sexual maturity. - Chunking: breaking large amounts of information into smaller bits - Formal operational stage (Piaget): things logically about concrete and abstract events; 12yrs+ - Intrinsic Barriers: cognitive barriers, emotional barriers, personal barriers - Attentional process (Bandura ARRM): one needs to pay attention or attract attention of others - Preconventional (Gilligan): I love MYSELF - Motivational process (Bandura ARRM): determine if the observer is inclined to match the modeled behavior - Conventional (Kohlberg): the rules and laws are final; think Superman - Imitating language (Skimmer): sibling asks for something child repeats - Telegraphic stage: shortened sentences, may not be grammatically correct, still has meaning - Preoperational stage (Piaget): \*preschool\* think about the world using symbols, egocentric (selfish/me stage) - Metacognition: thinking about our own thinking and ability to use awareness to regulate our own cognitive processes - Sensorimotor stage (Piaget): rely on senses and motor skills, discover object permanence - Cognitive barriers: supports with organization, supports with routines, supports with procedures, supports with repetition, extended time, redirection, non-punishing - Cognitive barriers: symptoms include short attention span, poor listening. Has difficulties with organizing, planning, instructions, abstract concepts, and time management - Early childhood (Maslow): 2-6 yrs. Runs, hops, tumbles, play, swing, fine motor, string beads. \*by age 4\* print name, dress and undress, eats with utensils - Bullying: changes in sleep, changes in eating, academic issues, new health complaints, depression, anxiety - Reproduction process (Bandura ARRM): the reenactment of a modeled behavior - Symbolic model: fictional character or real people in books, movies, or video games - Verbal instructional model: explains behavior instead - Post conventional (Gilligan): I love us BOTH - Concrete operational stage (Piaget): middle childhood; think logically - Extrinsic barriers: barriers from outside sources; socio-economic barriers, resources, physical environment - Prompting Language (Skimmer): from others; "Do you want..." - Babbling: 0-11 months; start to recognize and produce sound - Long term memory (LTM): continuous storage of information; things you can remember for more than a few minutes - Live model: demonstrate in person - Infancy (Maslow): birth-2yrs; holds head up, rolls over, reach for things \*by 2yrs\* feed self with hands, use zipper, jump and run awkwardly - Observational learning: learn by watching others and then imitating - Middle childhood (Maslow): slow weight gain, improved gross motor skills, begin organized sports, drawings more representational