Chapter 4- Second Half Flashcards
Imprinting
When certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life, only occurs in animals
Critical Period
And optimal period, Shortly after birth when organisms exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development
Basic trust
According to Erick Erickson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy, said to be formed during infancy
Self-concept
A sense of one’s identity and personal worth
Authoritarian parents
Harsh rules, harsh punishments, strict, when asked to explain reasoning “because I said so”
Permissive parents
Too laid back, baby their kid,
Authoritative parents
A happy medium, have set rules, but are willing to part with them if given good reason, a team of parent and child
Adolescence
The transition period from childhood to adult hood, extending from puberty to independence
Puberty
The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing
Primary sex traits
The body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that makes sexual reproduction possible
Secondary sex traits
Non-reproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality and body hair
Lawrence Kohlberg
Developed moral reasoning, the thinking that occurs as we consider right and wrong
Preconventional morality
During this stage of character development, children obey either to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards (before age 9)
Conventional morality
By this stage of character development, children uphold laws and social rules simply because they are the laws and rules (early adolescence)
Postconventional morality
By young adulthood (15-16) people begin to affirm their own agreed-upon rights or follow what one personally perceived as basic ethical principles
Menarche
The first menstrual period
Eric Erickson
Developmental psychologist,
Created an 8-stage theory, help explain development from birth to death
Identity
One sense of self, find a comfortable sense of who one is
Intimacy
In Erikson’s theory, The ability to form close, loving relationships, a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood
Menopause
The time of natural cessation of menstruation
Alzheimer’s disease
The progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, physical functioning
Cross-sectional study
A study in which people of different ages are compared with one another
Longitudinal Study
Research in which the same people are tested and retested over a long period
Crystallized intelligence
Ones accumulated knowledge and verbal skills, tends to increase with age
Fluid intelligence
One’s ability to reason speedily and abstractly, tends to decrease during late adulthood
Social clock
Culturally preferred timing social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement
Jake Bauerle
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