Unit 5 Developmental Psychology Review

In which of Piaget’s stages is egocentrism a characteristic?

Parents who give in to their child’s wishes and don't set strict rules or boundaries:

This psychologist criticized Kohlberg because his tests were biased towards men.

A mental process that tries to fit new information into existing schemas.

"Good child" orientation (gain acceptance,avoid disapproval) is part of which Kohlberg level?

The difference btwn what a child can do with help and what he can do without help (Vygotsky)

This term describes how one displays decreased responsiveness with repeated stimulation.

When an infant is touched on the cheek, it turns its head toward the source ofthe stimulation:

Babies in the infancy stage(trust vs. mistrust) will develop this if they are securely attached

In Piaget’s theory, mental structures or programs that guide a developing child’sthought

A pair who started life as two separate fertilized eggs that happened to share the same womb. 

The knowledge that objects exist independently of one’s own actions or awareness.

In which stage of Piaget’s theory does object permanence occur?

What does Erikson say the goal of adolescence is?

Substances from the environment that damage the developing organism during the prenatal period

Primitive form of learning in which animals form an attachment to the first moving object seen 

In which of Piaget’s stages does the concept of conservation become understood?

A child who uses mom as a safe base to adventure out in a strange situation displays what?

Awareness that other people’s behavior may be influenced by beliefs that differ from one’s own

In Piaget’s theory, the inability to realize that there are other viewpoints beside one’s own.

Understanding that physical properties of an object don't change when appearances change.

A mental process that restructures existing schemas so new information is better understood.

The term for the developing organism from two to eight weeks after conception