Theorists
Human Growth And Development with Jacobsen at Plainview High School
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By: Ronita Jacobsen
Created: 2012-03-10
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Created: 2012-03-10
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Erikson
A German born child development expert who emigrated to the US; suggests that social/emotional devlopemnt occurs in eight stages
Piaget
A Swiss pshchologist who studied the similarity between children of different cultures in how they see and undersatd the world; had four stages
Freud
An Austrian psychologist who focusesd on understanding children by looking at the sexual challenges that occur at each state of development; he believed control of the human body was the focal point of emotional/social development
Sensorimotor
Stage where children learn about the world through their senses and body movements
Preporerational
Stage where basic mental operations start replacing sensorimotor activities as the primary way to learn
Concrete Operational
Stage where children learn to solve more complex problmes using basic knowedge.
Formal Operations
Stage where children can think through complex problmes, find several solutions, and choose the most logical one
Assimiation
when children form general concepts in their minds--round edible items that are red are apples (tomatoes)
Accomodation
Refining categories and concepts; learning the difference between a bird and a plane
object permanence
have learned that objects continue to eist even when out of sight
reversibility
things can return to their original cndition after they have been changed
conservation
a given amount of anything remains the same even if its shape changes
multiple classification
ability to understand that an object may fit intomore than one category
seriation
ability to to order groups of things by size, width, age, or any common property as in arranging beads on a bracelet from the smallest to largest.
id
the part of human behavior consisting of needs, wants, and instincts (one of the parts to Freud's theory)
ego
The part of huma behavior that includes the action a person takes in order to satisfy the needs wants, and instincts; self-centered (one of the parts to Freud's theory)
superego
The part of human behavior that controls the actions taken by each person, that control being an issue of what is right and wrong; (one of the parts to Freud's theory)
Maslow
Developed the theory of huma needs forming a "pyramid"; people behave the way they do to meet those needs
Havighurst
An educator and behavioral scinetest that describes
Gardner
A child psychologist who theorized that chldren use a multiple of intelligences tolearn about the world around them.
Vygotsky
Russion pshychologist that theorized that culture has a stong effect on chidlren's learning;
Maturation
natural process in which human body gradually grows and acquires capacity to attain a variety ofskills and abilities through life span
Social Development
refers to the child's growing abiltiy to form relationships with others
Emotional Development
includes feelings and behaviors and how chidlren come to manage the
Zone of Proximal Development
Relates to difference between what the child can learn alone and what he/she can learn with the help of an adult
Binet
Person who did original research on intelligence and developed the intelligence test that is the basis for those used today.
Weschler
Person who developed the intelligence scales for adults and childen, and studied scoring of tests, inclduing probable errors
Receptive
Language skill invovling the ability to understand words in accord with chronological age
Expressive
Language skill involving verbal communication
Window of Opportunity
The critical period between birth and age 10 in which the number and kind of brain connections reach their peak
Egocentrisim
Belief that everyone views the world like I do
Neuron
Brain is composed of these nerve cells
Synapses
These are the connections which hook together neurons in the brain
Subjective Statement
These statements use personal opinions and feelings, not facts to judge and describe things.
Objective
Thest statements use facts, not personal feelings or prejudices to describe things.
Running Record
An observation recording that invovles recoding for a set period of time everything observed about a particular child, group, or teacher
Anecdotal Record
A method of recording observations which focuses ona particular event or settng
Frequency Count
A tally of how often a certain behavior occurs
Baseline
A frequency count taken before efforts are made to correct a particular undesirable behavior
Developmental checklist
A list that identifiies a series of specific skills or behaviors that a child of a certain age range should be mastering
Intiative
sensing that I can think thoughts and start projects on my own
Guilt
feeling that I have done wrong because I started osemthing, made mistakes and asked silly questions
Trust
Accepting the world as a safe place
Mistrust
Experiencing many fears because I feel vulnerable in an unsafe world
Autonomy
feeling pride when controlling my min, my body and environment
Shame/Doubt
Feeling unworthy and lacking confidence in my ability to control my mind, my body and my environment
Industry
Feelngs of pride and inner stability because I know I do at least one thing really well at home and at school
Inferiority
Feeling of worthlessness because I believe I can't do anything really well at home and at school
Identity
Knowing the specific parts of my unique self and having fudn answers to life's fundamental questions, I am ready for adulthood
Identity Confusion
haven't found the specific parts of my unique self?either haven't thought about or haven't resolved life's fundamental questions?unable to concentrate very well or to get things done?indecisive?unready for adulthood
Intimacy
sharing my identity and accepting friendship of love's responsibilities
Distantiation
Standing up to, isolating or destroying persons or forces that threaten my identity
Self-Absorption and Isolation
Retreating into my identity because I fear the rejection that soemtimes comes when seeking intimacy or the responsibiity required by intimacy
Generativity
Creating tangible and/or intangible perosns, things or ideas to leave behind after my death
Stagnation
Living only for the moment?indulging personal desires as if I were a chld whose immediate needs and comforts were the most important things in the universe
Integrity
A sense of wholeness and completion?no desire to relive my life?an acceptance of my unque life as largely my responsibility?an acceptance of death?.I'm usually rather pelasant to be around
Despair
Feeling my life ahs been a series of missed opportunities…feeling miserable, hopeless, despondent…smothered with a sense of what might have been…failure to accept fte or death…expressign cynicism and dislike for persons and institutions…I'm usually rather unpleasant to be around
About this deck
By: Ronita Jacobsen
Created: 2012-03-10
Size: 57 flashcards
Views: 5
Created: 2012-03-10
Size: 57 flashcards
Views: 5
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