AP Psychology Unit 3 Podcast: Development and Learning

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Piaget's stages, Vygotsky, Erikson, attachment, parenting styles, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning.

🎙 Episode 3 · 23:47

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Developmental research designs: cross-sectional vs. longitudinal; nature vs. nurture interaction
Prenatal development: teratogens and critical/sensitive periods
Piaget's four stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
Key Piagetian concepts: schemas, assimilation, accommodation, object permanence, conservation, egocentrism
Vygotsky: zone of proximal development and scaffolding
Language development: babbling, one-word, telegraphic speech; critical period
Erikson's 8 psychosocial stages across the lifespan
Attachment styles (Ainsworth): secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganized
Parenting styles (Baumrind): authoritative, authoritarian, permissive
Classical conditioning: UCS, UCR, CS, CR, acquisition, extinction, generalization, discrimination
Operant conditioning: positive/negative reinforcement and punishment; schedules of reinforcement; shaping
Observational learning (Bandura): Bobo doll study; attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
Latent learning (Tolman) and insight learning