Box 1

Question 1

developmental psychology

Answer 1

a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change through lifespan

Question 2

nature / nurture issue

Answer 2

The extent to which genetic factors and our environment influence our development

Question 3

continuity / stages issue (continuous vs discontinuous)

Answer 3

Continous movement in development vs abrupt seperate stages

Question 4

stability / change issue

Answer 4

traits that stand with us for our own life and things that happen to change as we age

Question 5

teratogens

Answer 5

chemicals and viruses that can reach the embryo / fetus during prenatal development + cause harm

Question 6

sudden infant death syndrome

Answer 6

unexpected death of a baby under 1 year old

Question 7

fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

Answer 7

physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by pregnant women’s heavy drinking.

Question 8

physical development

Answer 8

growth of the body and its components, muscle and motor development

Question 9

rooting reflexes

Answer 9

a primitive involuntary reflex that helps newborns feed. Triggered when baby’s mouth gets touch as they look move towards and look for a nipple

Question 10

habituation

Answer 10

increasing boredom to repeated simulation. Infants interest wanes and they start to look away longer

Question 11

maturation

Answer 11

the biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior. Orderly sequence of biological growth.

Question 12

visual cliff

Answer 12

a laboratory device for testing depth perception on infants and young animals