PSYC 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Jean Piaget, Cell Growth, Mind Map
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Prenatal development: zygote: conception to 2 weeks, embryo: 2 to 9 weeks, fetus: 9 weeks to birth. Maturation: biological growth process that enables orderly changes in behavior. Infant amnesia: children can only recall memories from 3. 5y onwards. Continuity vs stages: continuity: learning & experience, stages: biological maturation. Vygotsky: child"s mind grows thru interactions with social environment. Impaired theory of mind: deficient social & communicstive skills. Habituation: decrease in responsiveness with repeated stimulus, babies look at unfamiliar things for longer. Johnson: looked at head tilt & eye movement in response to paddles w & w/o faces. Wynn: discovered 5 month olds can perform math (numerical competency, looked at how long babies looked at object when 1 was taken away, looked longer when outcome was unexpected. Cross-culture research: confirms piaget"s progression, cognitive development is a continuous process. Attachment: strong, innate emotional connection persisting over time & circumstances, body contact, familiarity. Drive-reduction theory: motivation arises as a result of biological needs.
