PSYCHOLOGY - development key terms

Controls basic life functions that are done subconsciously

Connects the spinal cord and controls the autonomic functions

Co-ordination and sensory information

Thinking and all mental processes

Thinking and processing

Genetic influences

Environmental influences

Coordinates motor signals

Takes place when we aquire new information that changes our understanding of a topic

When information goes into a new schema

A mental framework of beliefs and expectations that inf

The ability to realise that quantity remains the same even when the appearance my change

A child’s tendency to not be able to see from another’s perspective

Ages 7-11. Children are able to conserve, better reading abilities however tehy still struggle with reasoning

Ages 11+. Capable of formal reasoning. Able to focus and not get distracted

Ages 2-7. Toddlers are mobile and can use a limited amount of language. Havent developed operational thinking

Ages 0-2. Understanding is directly through their senses. Basic physical coordination

The belief that human attributes are fixed and cannot be changed

The belief that human attributes are malleable and can be changed

To express approval of someone else and what they have done

A persons understanding of their own capabilities

The differences in how people learn

process it by reading and writing

Represent information in images, diagrams and mind maps.