Ch. 5 Development Flashcards

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developmental psychology

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studies physical, cognitive, and social development throughout the life span

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cross-sectional study

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research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time

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longitudinal study

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research, follows and retests the same people over time

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4
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zygote

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fertilized egg, develops into an embryo

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embryo

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developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization

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fetus

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developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth

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teratogens

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agents that can reach embryo/fetus during prenatal development and cause harm

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8
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fetal alcohol syndrome

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

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habituation

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decreasing responsiveness w/repeated stimulation

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maturation

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biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience

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cognition

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all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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schema

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concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

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assimilation

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interpreting new experiences in terms of our existing schemas

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14
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accomodation

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adapting our current understanding to incorporate new information

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sensorimotor stage

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piaget’s theory, from birth to 2 years old, infants know world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities

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object permanence

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awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

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preoperational stage

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piaget’s theory, 2 to 6 years old, child learns to use language but doesnt comprehend mental operations of concrete logic

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conservation

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

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egocentrism

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preoperational child’s difficulty taking anothers point of view

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concrete operational stage

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stage of cognitive development, 7 to 11, children gain mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events

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formal operational stage

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stage of development, beings at 12, people begin to think logically about abstract concepts

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scaffold

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Vygotsky’s theory, offers children temporary support as they develop hgiher levels of thinking

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theory of mind

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peoples ideas about their own and others mental states

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stranger anxiety

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fear of strangers that infants commonly display at about 8 months old

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attachment
emotional tie with others
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critical period
optimal period early in life of an organism when exposed to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development
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basic trust
Erik Erikson, sense that world is predictable and trustworthy
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self-concept
all thoughts and feelings about ourselves
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adolescence
transition period from childhood to adulthood
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puberty
period of sexual maturation, capable of reproducing
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identity
sense of self, testing and integrating various roles
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social identity
"we" aspect of our self-concept
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intimacy
Erikson's theory, ability to form close, loving relationships
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emerging adulthood
18-mid 20's, no longer adolescents but have not yet achieved full independence as adults
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menopause
time of natural cessation of menstration
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neurocognitive disorders
acquired disorders marked by cognitive defictis
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Alzheimer's disease
neurocognitive disorder marked by neural plagues, progressive decline of memory and other cognitive abilities
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social clock
culturally preferred timing of social events