Psych Development

organ in your head made up of nerves that process information & control behaviour

develops from 5 weeks. towards the front of the brain

develops from 5 weeks. directly towards the back of the brain

area of the brain near the brainstem that controls motor movements

develops from 6 weeks. connects the brain to the spine & controls automatic responses

front part of the brain, including the hemispheres and the central brain structures

middle section of the brain forming part of the central nervous system

lower part of the brain that includes the cerebellum, pons and medulla oblongata

links formed by messages passing from one nerve cell (neuron) to another. 700-1000 new connections form every second between 0-3 yrs

sensorimotor stage 0-2 yrs infants use their senses and movements to get information object permanence begins from 6 months

pre-operational stage 2-7 yrs splits into 2 sub-stages symbolic function stage 2-4 yrs children start imitating others & can use objects as symbols egocentrism is present after 6 months intuitive thought stage 4-7 yrs start of reasoning. children ask a lot of questions, as they realise they know a lot and want to know more centration is present

concrete operational stage 7-12 yrs children begin to apply rules & strategies to help their thinking, and use concrete objects to aid their understanding seriation, classification, conservation, reversibility & decentration are present

formal operational stage 12+ years they think about controlling objects and events, control over thoughts, 2+ things when thinking, acknowledgement of time, knowing actions have consequences and things move in sequences

knowing something exists even if its out of sight

children play using objects to represent other objects and ideas

unable to see the world from any other viewpoint but one’s own

believing that inanimate objects can behave as if theyre alive

focusing on one feature of a situation and ignoring other relevant features

ability to take multiple views of a situation (conservation relies on this)

length, quantity or number arent related to how things look

sorting objects, such as into size

naming and identifying objects according to size or appearance

understanding that an action can be reversed to return to the original state

not understanding that an action can be reversed to return to the original state