Development Psych Textbook Flashcards
What is a cross-sectional study?
Compares participants of different ages directly to one another at one point in time
What is a longitudinal study?
Tracks individuals who are the same age at different time points and looks for differences across those time points
What is a cohort and cohort effects?
An effect or difference that is due to members of an age group (or age cohort) sharing a common set of life experiences
What are teratogens?
Environmental agents that can interfere with development
What are newborns born being able to do?
Rooting reflex, sucking reflex, and grasping reflex
What is cognitive development?
Refers to changes in all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
In Piaget’s model of cognitive development, how are assimilation and accommodation different?
According to Piaget, the learning process involves the following: Assimilation: Attempting to interpret new information within the framework of existing knowledge. Accommodation: Making small changes to that knowledge in order to cope with things that don’t fit those existing frameworks
What is a schema?
Mental structures that represent our experiences
What are Baumrind’s parenting styles?
Authoritarian - Minimal emotional support but expect obedience
Permissive - Warm and attentive and few rules
Authoritative - Very responsive and very demanding
Disengaged - Neither responsive nor demanding
