Developmental Psychology Flashcards

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Teratogens

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Chemicals or agents that can cause harm if ingested or contracted by the mother.

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Rooting reflex

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When touched on the cheek,a baby will turn its head into it

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Sucking reflex

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When an object is put by its mouth,the infant will suck on it

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Grasping reflex

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If an object is placed into its hand the baby will try to grasp it

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Moro reflex

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A baby will get starled and flings its limbs out but then try to make itself small

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Babinski reflex

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When its foot is stroked the baby will spread its toes

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Mary ainsworth attachemts styles

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Secure attachments-confidently explore ,distressed when they leave-come to parents when the return
Avoidant attachments-resist being held,explore,dont seek comfort when return
Ambivalent/anxious attachments-extreme stress when leave but dont want to be comforted

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Psychosexual stages

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Oral stage-seek pleasure through their mouths
Anal stage-during toilet training
Phallic stage-oedipus complex
Latency stage-period of calm
Genital stage-sexual pleasure where they stay for the rest of their lives

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Trust versus mistrust

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1st
Babies learn whether or not they can trust the environment around them

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Autonomy versus shame and doubt

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Toddlers begin to exert their will over their own bodies for the first time.

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Initiative versus guilt

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Natural curiosity

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Industry versus inferiority

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Beginning of formal education. We expect to perform as well as our peers at school

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Identity versus role confusion

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To discover what social identity we are most comfortable with

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Intimacy versus isolation

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Young adults who estabalished stable identities the must figure out how to balance their ties and efforts between work and relationships.

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Generativity versus stagnation

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To look critically at our life path.

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Integrity versus despair

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Looking back on life either fondly or not

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Jean Piaget

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First intelligence test. Cognitive development thoery

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Sensorimotor stage

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Exploring world through their senses

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Preoperational stage

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Acquiring the scheme of object permanence,beginning of language.

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Concrete operations

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Understanding concepts of conservation

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Formal operation stage

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The final stage 12 and up

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Information processing model

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Points out that our abilities to memorize ,interpret ,and perceive gradually develop as we age rather that in distinct stages

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Kohlbergs stage theory

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Preconventional
Conventional
Postconventional