chapt 10. Physical development from conception

Question 1

developmental psychology

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study of human physical, cognitive, social characteristics across the lifespan

Question 2

cross-sectional design

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used to measure/compare samples of people at one time

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longitudnal design

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follows development over time

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cohort effects

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differences among people from being born in different time periods

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zygote

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nuclei of egg and sperm

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teratogens

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substances that impair development

Question 7

synaptogenesis

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forming of new synaptic connections

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synaptic pruning

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loss of weak nerve cell connections

Question 9

sensitive periods

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windows of time during exposure to stimulation needed for development

Question 10

cognitive development

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study of changes in memory/thought and reasoning in the lifespan

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assimilation

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fitting new info to possessed belief system

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accomodation

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modifying beliefs based on experiences

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sensormotor stage

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birth to 2 years, infants thinking about world based on immediate sensory

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object permeanse

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understanding objects exist without being visibly present

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preoperational stage

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devoted to language development

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conservation

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knowledge that object isnt the same as physical arrangement

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concrete operational stage

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developing logical skills

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formal operational stage

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advancing cognitive processes

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core-knowledge hypothesis

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infants have inborn abilities for understanding key aspects of their environments

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habituation

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decrease of response to repeated stimulus, gets boring

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dishabituation

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response to same event with different stimuli

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zone of proximal development

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development is deal with attentive guardians

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scaffolding

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attentive approach to teaching where teacher matches guidance to learner’s needs

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attachment

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enduring emotional bond between people (parent ad child)

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strange situation test

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measuring infant attachment by observing infants behaviours

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attachment behavioural system

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meeting needs for security

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caregiving behavioural system

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meeting needs for others

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introjection

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unconsciously adopting the ideas/attitudes of other

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inductive dicipline

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explaining consequences of a child’s actions on other

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self-awareness

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recognizing individuality

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egocentric

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only considering own perspective

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theory of mind

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ability to understand that others have different opinions

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primary sex traits

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changes of body used for reproducing

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secondary sex traits

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changes of body not for reproducing

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menarche

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menstruations

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spermache

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serm ejaculation

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preconventional morality

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seeking reward to avoid punishment

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conventional morality

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regards social conventions and rules as guidelines for behaviours

Question 39

post-conventional morality

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rules are relative, grey areas