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embryo

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The developing human organism from about two weeks after fertilization through the second month. (after zygote)

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Zygote

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The fertilized egg that enters a two-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo. (fertilized)

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fetus

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The developing human organism from nine weeks after conception to birth.(after embryo until birth)

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teratogens

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agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm(harmful)

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fetal alcohol syndrome

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physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman’s heavy drinking. In severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions(FAL = bad)

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habituation

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decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner(conditioning)

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maturation

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biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience(growing up)

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cognition

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

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schema

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A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

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assimilation

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interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas.

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accommodation

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adapting our current understandings to incorporate new information.

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sensorimotor stage

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in piaget’s theory, the stage (from birth to about two years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities.

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object permanence

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The awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

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Preoperational stage

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in piaget’s theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or seven years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations to concrete logic

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Conservation

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The principle (which Piaget’s believed to be a part of the concrete operational reasoning) that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects

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egocentrism

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in piaget’s theory, the preoperational child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view.

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theory of mind

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peoples ideas about their own and others’ mental states- about their feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict

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concrete operational stage

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The stage of cognitive development (from about six or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events

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formal operational stage

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The stage of cognitive development (normally beginning at the age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.

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autism

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A disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others states of minds

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stranger anxiety

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The fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning at about eight months of age

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attachment

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an emotional tie with another person – shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation

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critical period

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an optimal period Shortly after birth when an organisms exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development

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imprinting

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The process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life.

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Basic trust

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according to Erick Erickson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy – said to be formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers

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self-concept

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our understanding and evaluation of who we are

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adolescence

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The transition period from childhood it to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence

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puberty

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The period of sexual maturity, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing

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primary sex characteristics

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The body structures ( ovaries, testes, and external genitalia )that makes sexual reproduction possible

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secondary sex characteristics

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non-reproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair

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Menarche

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The first menstrual period

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identity

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our sense of self; according to Ericsson, the adolescence task is to solidify a sense of self by testing our integrating doing various roles

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social identity

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The “we” aspect of our self concept; the part of our answer to “who I am “that comes from our group memberships.

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intimacy

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in Ericksons theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood

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emerging adulthood

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for some people in modern cultures, a period from the late teens to early 20s, bridging the gap between adolescent dependence and fall into full independence and responsible adulthood

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menopause

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The time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes of woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines

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cross-sectional study

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A study in which people of different ages are compared with one another

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longitudinal study

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research in which the same people arere-studied and retested over a long period

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crystallized intelligence

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our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age

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fluid intelligence

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our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood

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social clock

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The culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement.

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developmental psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the lifespan.