Psych 1010 1st Edition Lecture 20Outline of Last Lecture FridayI. Social PsychologyII. obedienceIII. Milgram studyIV. Zimbardo StudyVI. lessonOutline of Current LectureI. Introducing Developmental psychologyII. Lawrence KohlbergIII. developmental theory of Erik EriksonIV. developmental theory of Sigmund Freud calledV. Jean Piageta. intelligenceCurrent Lecture 3/23 I. Developmental psychology is The study of stages that persons go through across the lifespan. II. What definition of the “person” is implicit in the organization of a typical introductory textbook in Developmental Psychology? A person is what happens from conception untildeath. III. Lawrence Kohlberg addresses moral reasoning in a theory of moral development. It is called Psychosocial theory of development. IV. The developmental theory of Sigmund Freud is called The theory of psycho-sexual theoryV. Jean Piaget addresses a theory of cognitive development. How human intelligence develops. Influence of human intelligence has has an influence on culture. a. intelligence: most psychologists conceptualize and measure “intelligence” as a trait. A trait is a relatively enduring characteristic. (psychological traits). Piaget conceptualizesand defines “intelligence” as something you make. It is a constructed understanding of the world. Intelligence predicts nothing outside of the educational environment. Only uses are in school systems (IQ tests). VI. four basic concepts that Piaget uses to describe the construction of intelligence? 1. schema2. assimilation3. accommodation4. equilibration1. “schema” ia a systematic pattern of behavior r thinking used by the individual to relate to the environment. (playing baseball) (when to bunt) All men are jerks2. “assimilation” is when we understand experience in terms of already existent schemas. ( “know” determines what you “see”)3. “accommodation” is when we change schemas based upon new experiences. What we “see” determines what we “know”)4. “equilibration”? The process of keeping assimilation and accommodation is proper balance. We must be open and make
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