Chapter 10 - Development Psychology

Question 1

3 stages of prenatal development: germinal

Answer 1

0-2 weeks; stem cells

Question 2

3 stages of prenatal development: embryonic

Answer 2

2 weeks- 2nd month; organs and systems built

Question 3

3 stages of prenatal development: fetal

Answer 3

3rd month-delivery: maturation and function

Question 4

Teratogens

Answer 4

Does damage to fetus; most likely during embryonic stage

Question 5

Infant reflexes

Answer 5

Infants outgrow reflexes such as grabbing onto things

Question 6

3-month milestone

Answer 6

Changes from an infant to a baby; a theory of mind develops

Question 7

Temperament

Answer 7

2-3 months: basic personality

Question 8

Harlow and contact comfort

Answer 8

Experiment with the baby monkeys

Question 9

Ainsworth and different stages of attachment

Answer 9

0-3 months: indiscriminate
3-4 months: attachment in making
6-7 months: clear preference

Question 10

Secure attachment

Answer 10

Positive attachment

Question 11

Anxious ambivalent attachment

Answer 11

Infant is not always taken care of; parents are unpredictable

Question 12

Avoidant attachment

Answer 12

Infant is neglected

Question 13

Language: behaviorist

Answer 13

Babies receive positive reinforcement when they learn how to speak

Question 14

Language: evolutionary

Answer 14

People are genetically wired to learn how to speak

Question 15

Language: emergentism

Answer 15

Interaction between genes and environment causes language

Question 16

Erik Erikson’s developmental theory

Answer 16

Expanding social environment; resolution of crises

Question 17

Lev Vygotskys and cognitive development

Answer 17

Social/cultural interactions, influence of language, and zone of proximal development (people develop at one stage at a time)