Development

Symbolic representations egocentrism decreases centration decreases Object Permanence first intentional behavior child can detach from physical reality A-not-B error solved deferred imitation Binocular fixation vision approaches to that of adults full visual acuity Olfactory senses are developed Touch Neural plate Neural groove forms Neural tube BRAIN starts to develop Brain reaches 95% of maximum size Girl's brain reaches maximum size Boy's brain reaches maximum size Brain comes close to full maturation Rehearsal Organization Elaboration & Mnemonics Attention to more than one stimulus Production deficieny control deficiency utilization deficiency effective attentional strategy use prenatal phase Infancy 0-2 early childhood 2-6 middle childhood 6-11 adolescence 11-18 early adulthood 18-25 adulthood 25-65 Late adulthood Sensorimotor Stage Preoperational stage concrete operational stage formal operational stage Relative schmemes Primary circular reactions Secondary circular reactions Coordination of secondary circular reactions Tertiary circular reactions Mental representations Hearing fully developed Binocular disparity & stereopsis Pictural cues kinetic cues Fovea develops Formation of the CNS germinal phase embryonic phase fetal phase Increase in processing time cognitive & motor Sustained attention increases selective attention increases Sensitive period of language development