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Chapter 9- Lifespan Development Flashcards

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characterized by child’s unresponsiveness to parent, does not use the parent as a secure base, and does not care if parent leaves

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avoidant attachment

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maturing of the sex glands

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gonadarche

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process of cell division

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mitosis

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concept (mental model) that is used to help us categorize and interpret information

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schema

plural: schemata

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medical care during pregnancy that monitors the health of both the mother and the fetus

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prenatal care

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parents make few demands and rarely use punishment

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permissive parenting style

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characterized by the child’s tendency to show clingy behavior and rejections of the parent when she attempts to interact with the child

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resistant attachment

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innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment

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temperament

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first stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from birth through age 2, a child learns about the world through senses are motor behavior

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sensorimotor stage

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view that development takes place in unique stages, which happen at specific times or ages

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discontinuous development

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parents give children reasonable demands and consistent limits, express warmth and affection, and listen to the child’s point of view

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authoritative parenting style

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period of development that begins at puberty and ends at early adulthood

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adolescence

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service that provides a death with dignity; pain management in a humane and comfortable environment; usually outside of a hospital setting

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hospice

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domain of lifespan development that examines growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness

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physical development

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study of development using norms, or average ages, when most children reach specific developmental milestones

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normative approach

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time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop

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critical (sensitive) period

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when a sperm fertilizes an egg and forms a zygote

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conception

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biological, chemical, or physical environmental agent that causes damage to the developing embryo or fetus

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teratogen

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ability to move our body and manipulate objects

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motor skills

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domain of lifespan development that examines learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity

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cognitive development

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first male ejaculation

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spermarche

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multi-cellular organism in its early stages of development

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embryo

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adjustment of schema by adding information similar to what is already known

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assimilation

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view that development is a cumulative process: gradually improving on existing skills

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continuous development

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physical signs of sexual maturation that do not directly involve sex organs

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secondary sexual characteristics

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parents place a high value on conformity and obedience, are often rigid, and express little warmth to the child

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authoritarian parenting style

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use of large muscle groups to control arms and legs for large body movements

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gross motor skills

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preoperational child’s difficulty in taking the perspective of others

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egocentrism

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environment and culture

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nurture

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social support/friendships dwindle in number, but remain as close, if not more close than in earlier years

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socioemotional selectivity theory

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organs specifically needed for reproduction

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primary sexual characteristics

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structure connected to the uterus that provides nourishment and oxygen to the developing baby

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placenta

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use of muscles in fingers, toes, and eyes to coordinate small actions

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fine motor skills

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second stage is Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from ages 2 to 7, children learn to use symbols and language but do not understand mental operations and often think illogically

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preoperational stage

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third stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from about 7 to 11 years old, children can think logically about real (concrete) events

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concrete operational stage

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adjustment of a schema by changing a scheme to accommodate new information different from what was already known

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accommodation

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process proposed by Freud in which pleasure-seeking urges focus on different erogenous zones of the body as humans move through five stages of life

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psychosexual development

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idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists

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object permanence

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structure created when a sperm and egg merge at conception; begins as a single cell and rapidly divides to form the embryo and placenta

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zygote

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characterized by the child using the parent as a secure base from which to explore

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secure attachment

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parents are indifferent, uninvolved, and sometimes referred to as neglectful; they don’t respond to the child’s needs are make relatively few demands

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uninvolved parenting style

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ability to take the perspective of others and to feel concern for others

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cognitive empathy

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inborn automatic response to a particular form of stimulation that all healthy babies are born with

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newborn reflexes

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long-standing connection or bond with others

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attachment

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idea that even if you change the appearance of something, it is still equal in size, volume, or number as long as nothing is added or removed

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conservation

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final stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from age 11 and up, children are able to deal with abstract ideas and hypothetical situations

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formal operational stage

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characterized by the child’s odd behavior when faced with the parent; type of attachment seen most often with kids that are abused

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disorganized attachment

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approximate ages at which children reach specific normative events

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developmental milestone

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process proposed by Kohlberg, humans move through three stages of moral development

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stage of moral reasoning

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beginning of menstrual period; around 12-13 years old

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menarche

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newly defined period of lifespan development from 18 years old to mid-20s; young people are taking longer to complete college, get a job, get married, and start a family

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emerging adulthood

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parental presence that gives the infant/toddler a sense of safety as he explores his surroundings

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secure base

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process proposed by Erikson in which social tasks are mastered as humans move through eight stages of life infancy to adulthood

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psychosocial development

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genes and biology

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nature

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maturing of the adrenal glands

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adrenarche

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principle that objects can be change, but then returned back to their original form or condition

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reversibility

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