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Proponent of sociocultural theory who introduced the concepts of zone of proximal development (ZPD)

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lev vygotsky

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Developed a well-known stage theory of cognitive development, involving a progression of four distinct stages

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jean plaget

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a psychoanalyst known for identifying psychosocial developmental stages

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erik erikson

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the behaviorist most responsible for developing operant conditioning theory

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carol gilligan

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developed a theory of moral development involving three distinct stages of moral reasoning

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lawrence kohlberg

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known for his contribution to the field of observational learning, including his famous Bobo doll experiment on aggression

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albert bandura

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known for her research on four types of parenting styles

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diana baumrind

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developed the Strange Situation and attachment theory

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mary ainsworth

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conducted naturalistic observations of geese and other animals and discovered a simple form of attachment known as imprinting

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Konrad Lorenz

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conducted research on rhesus monkeys, discovering they prefer contact to food acquisition, which was influential for attachment theory

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harry harlow

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Emphasizes behavior is determined by your past experiences that are left in the unconscious mind and childhood experiences

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psychodynamic

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Links between genetics and environment

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biopsychosocial eclectic

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innate biological factors that influence development and personality

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nature

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external and environmental factors including learning, that influence development and personality

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nurture

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Study follows the same group of people over a period of time from months to many years in order to evaluate changes in those individuals

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longitudinal

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Type of study in which people of different ages are examined at the same time(s)

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cross-sectional

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Individuals in a
cross-sectional sample are tested more than once over a specified period of time

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cross-sequential

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the process of development from concept to birth

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gestation

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the first stage of gestation, which lasts about 2 weeks, in which the zygote migrates from the Fallopian tube to implant itself in the uterine wall

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germinal stage

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the __ stage of gestation, which lasts about 6 weeks, in which cells begin to differentiate and organs begin to develop

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embryonic stage (2nd stage)

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the ___ stage of gestation, which lasts about 7 months, in which the fetus gains increased mobility and develops rapidly

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fetal stage (final stage)

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Any non genetic agent that produces birth defects at exposures that commonly occur

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teratogen

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includes physical, cognitive, and psychological abnormalities that result from consuming alcohol during pregnancy

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fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

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Genetic growth tendencies are inborn, determined by genetic makeup

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maturation

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the tendency for an infant to move its mouth toward any object that touches its cheek

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rooting reflex

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the outstretching of the arms and legs in response to a loud noise or a sudden change in the environment

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moro reflex

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the projection of the big toe and the fanning of the other toes when the sole of the foot is touched, found only in infants

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babinski reflex

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infants explore, display high stranger anxiety, easy to calm/enthusiastic on return to the caregiver

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secure attachment

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infants explore, low stranger anxiety, unconcerned by separation and avoid contact at return of caregiver

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Avoidant (Insecure) Attachment

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unwilling to explore, high stranger anxiety, upset by separation and seek and reject contact on return of the caregiver

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Anxious-Ambivalent Attachment

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attachment style for an infant who shows no consistent pattern of response when its caregiver is present or absent

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Disorganized Attachment

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an individual’s characteristic pattern of emotional reactivity

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temperament

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Range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working along with difficulty, and the level at which a child can solve a problem with the assistance of adults or more-skilled children

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zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

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Process in which a more skilled learner, gives help to a less skilled learner, reducing the amount of help as the less skilled learner becomes more capable

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scaffolding

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the set of physiologiclal
characteristics, including chromoosomal composition, hormones, and genitalia, that individuals are born with that determine if they are male, female or intersex

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biological sex

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individuals whose gender identity does not align with their sex at birth

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transgender

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The individual’s sense
(psychological) of being male or female, both, or neither from cultural and social expectations

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gender identity

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Set of expectations held by society about the ways in which men and women are supposed to behave based on their gender

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gender roles

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beginning at 4 months, vocalizes various sounds “ba-ba-ba”

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babbling stage

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ages one and two, child speaks mostly in single words “Car”

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one-word stage

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Inability on the part of a child in the preoperational stage of development to see any point of view other than their own

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egocentrism

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the understanding that human behavior is guided by mental representations of the world, and that the world appears differently to different people

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theory of mind

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The principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects

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conservation

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(from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events

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concrete operational stage

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(normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts

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formal operational stage

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what did piaget said about cognitive development?

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it occured in a series of four stages

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what did vygotsky focus on about cognitive development?

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sociocultural influences

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3 parenting styles?

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authoritarian, permissive parenting, authoritative parenting

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Restrictive parenting style.This style of parenting allows for little discussion or explanation of the firm controls placed on the child.

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authoritarian

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style that is characterized by having few and inconsistent rules and a relaxed attitude to parenting that is more like a friend than a parent

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permissive parenting

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style that is
child-centered, in that parents closely interact with their children, while maintaining high expectations for behavior and performance, as well as a firm adherence to schedules and discipline.

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authoritative parenting

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Interpreting
our new experience in terms of our existing schemas

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assimilation

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Adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information

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accomodation

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Birth to 2, infants use senses and motor abilities to learn about the world

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sensorimotor stage

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child’s ability to
understand that objects still exist after they are no longer in sight

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object permanence

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The stage (2 to 6 or 7) during which a child learns to use language

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preoperational stage

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the period of development that begins with the onset of sexual maturity and lasts until the beginning of adulthood

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adolescence

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Selective removal of unnecessary neurons and connections to improve brain efficiency (during puberty)

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sypnatic pruning

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Heightened
self-consciousness, belief that others are as interested in them as they are themselves, their sense of personal uniqueness and invulnerability

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adolescent egocentrism

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the first stage, in which the morality of an action is determined by the consequences for the actor

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preconventional stage

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the __ stage, the morality of an action is determined by the extent to which it conforms with rules and norms

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conventional stage

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the __ stage, morality of an action is determined by general principles and core values

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post conventional stage

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Carol Gilligan’s feminist
approach to moral development that emphasizes values like empathy and benevolence over abstract duties and obligations

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ethics of care

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