5. Maslow's Physi- Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
ological Need
6. Maslow's Safety Protection from the elements, law and order, financial
Need security, and freedom from fear.
7. Maslow's Love Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intima-
and Belonging cy, being part of a group.
Need
8. Maslow's Es- Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status,
teem Need and prestige.
9. Maslow's Cogni- Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
tive Need
10. Maslow's Aes- Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty
thetic Need and balance.
11. Maslow's Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of
Self-Actualiza- one's personal potential as a human being.
tion Need
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12. Maslow's Tran- Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-ac-
scendence Need tualization.
13. Arnold Gesell First theorist to observe and document stages of physical
development.
14. Gesell's Matura- Child's growth & development are influenced by both their
tional Theory environment and genes in sequential order
15. Infancy The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts
between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are
added.
16. Early Childhood The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old. Improve-
ments occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
17. Middle Child- The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but
hood steady gains in weight and height.
18. Adolescence The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight
and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
19. Jean Piaget Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive
Development.
20. Piaget's Theory Theory that suggests children move through four different
of Cognitive De- stages of development. Sensorimotor, Preoperational,
velopment Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational.
21. Sensorimotor Stage of development from birth to 2 years. Infants and
Stage toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory experiences
and manipulating objects.
22. Object Perma-
nence
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The understanding that objects continue to exist even
when they cannot be seen. Major development of senso-
rimotor stage.
23. Preoperational Stage of development from 2 to 7 years. Kids learn
Stage through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see oth-
ers perspective.
24. Concrete Opera- Stage of development from 7 to 11 years. Logical thought
tional Stage begins, and they understand the idea of conservation.
25. Formal Opera- Stage of development for 12 years and up. Abstract
tional Stage thought begins. Higher order thinking and ability to sys-
tematically plan for future.
26. Schema Categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and
understand the world. An organized pattern of behavior
or thought.
27. Assimilation Process of using or transforming the environment so
that it can be placed in preexisting cognitive structures
(schema).
28. Accomodation Process of changing cognitive structures (schema) in or-
der to accept something from the environment. Can also
develop new schemas.
29. Equilibration The attempt to strike a balance between assimilation and
accommodation. The tendency to organize schemas.
30. Vygotsky's Theo- Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory that emphasized the
ry of Cognitive important role of social interactions in the development of
Development children's cognition.
31.
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