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Developmental Psychology Flashcards

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Devised the “strange situation” to study attachment

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Mary Ainsworth

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Studied the relationship between parental style and aggression

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Diana Baumrind

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Studied attachment in human children

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John Bowlby

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Linguist who studied that children have an innate capacity for language acquisition

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Noam Chomsky

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Outlined 8 stages of psychosocial development covering the entire lifespan

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Erik Erikson

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Outlined 5 stages of psychosexual development; stressed the importance of the Oedipal conflict in psychosexual development

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Sigmund Freud

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Believed that development was due primarily to maturation

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Arnold Gesell

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Suggested that males and females have different orientations toward morality

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Carol Gilligan

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The founder of developmental psychology

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G. Stanley Hall

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Used monkeys and “surrogate mothers” to study the role of contact comfort in bond formation

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Harry Harlow

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Studied moral development using moral dilemmas

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Lawrence Kohlberg

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British philosopher who suggested that infants had now predetermined tendencies, that they were blank slates (tabulas rasa) to be written on by experience

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John Locke

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Studied imprinting in birds

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Konrad Lorenz

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Outlined 4 stages of cognitive development

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Jean Piaget

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French philosopher who studied that development could unfold without help from society

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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16
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Performed longitudinal study on gifted children

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Lewis Terman

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Studied the genetic basis of maze-running ability in rats

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R. C. Tryon

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Studied cognitive development; stressed the importance of the zone of proximal development

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Lev Vygotsky

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Compare groups of subjects at different ages

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Cross-sectional studies

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Compare a specific group of people over an extended period of time

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Longitudinal studies

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Combine cross-sectional and longitudinal research methods

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Sequential cohort studies

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Austrian monk who observed the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants and hypothesized the existence of the basic unit of heredity

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Gregor Mendel

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Basic unit of heredity

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gene

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One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome

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allele

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Total genetic complement (genetic makeup) of an individual

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genotype

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Total collection of expressed traits that is the individual’s observable characteristics

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phenotype

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Another name for identical twins; share 100% of genes

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Monozygotic (MZ)

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Another name for fraternal twins; share 50% of genes

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Dizygotic (DZ)

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29
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A form of severe mental retardation that results from an extra 21st chromosome

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Down’s syndrome

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30
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A genetic defect in which the child lacks the enzyme needed to digest phenylalanine; can be controlled with a strict diet

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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Found in males with an extra X chromosome (XXY configuration); this makes them sterile and often have mental retardation

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Klinefelter’s Syndrome

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Found in females with only one X chromosome; individuals often have physical abnormalities such as short fingers and unusually shaped mouths

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Turner’s syndrome

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The sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell and forms a single cell

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Zygote

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The fertilized egg travels down the fallopian tube and is implanted into uterine wall

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Germinal period

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The 8 weeks following the germinal period; embryo increases in size by 2 million percent

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Embryonic period

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Begins in the 3rd month with measurable electrical activity in the fetus’ brain

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Fetal period

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Neonatal reflex where infants automatically turn their heads in the direction of stimuli applied to the cheek

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Rooting

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Neonatal reflex where infants react to abrupt movements of their heads by flinging out their arms, extending their fingers, bringing their arms back to their body and then hugging themselves

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Moro

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39
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Neonatal reflex where infants’ toes automatically spread apart when the soles of their feet are stimulated

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Babinski

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40
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Neonatal reflex where infants automatically close their fingers around objects placed in their hands

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Grasping

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1st stage of Piaget cognitive development; primary and secondary reactions; object permanence develops

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Sensorimotor

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2nd stage of Piaget cognitive development; child has not mastered conservation

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Preoperational

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3rd stage of Piaget cognitive development; child masters conservation

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Concrete operational

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4th stage of Piaget cognitive development; person has the ability to “think like a scientist”

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Formal operational

45
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Skills and abilities that have not yet fully developed are in the process of development

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Proximal development

46
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Smallest unit of sound that makes a meaningful difference in a language

47
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A way of perceiving different sensory inputs and mapping them to the same category

ex: ba vs. pa

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Categorical Perception

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Basic meaningful units of words

ex: painted = 7 letters, 6 phonemes and 2 of these (paint + ed)

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Set of rules of a language by which we construct sentences

50
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Actual efficient use of a language

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Pragmatics

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Difficulty producing speech

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Broca Aphasia

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Speak fluently, but sentence content is imprecise or nonsensical

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Wernicke Aphasia (Fluent Aphasia)

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Different vowel and consonant sounds mixed together; important precursor to language that occurs around 5-7 months of age

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1st stage of Freud’s Psychosexual Development (0-1 year): Characterized by libidinal energy centered on the mouth; fixation can lead to excessive dependency

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2nd stage of Freud’s Psychosexual Development (1-3 years): Toilet training occurs during this time; fixation can lead to excessive orderliness or messiness

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3rd stage of Freud’s Psychosexual Development (3-5 years): Oedipal conflict is resolved during this stage

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Conflict when male child envies his father’s intimate relationship with his mother and fears castration at his father’s hands

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Oedipal Conflict

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4th stage of Freud’s Psychosexual Development (5ish years - puberty): Libido is largely sublimated during this stage

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5th stage of Freud’s Psychosexual Development (puberty - adulthood): Begins at puberty; if previous stages have been successfully resolved, the person will enter into normal heterosexual relations

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1st stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (0-1 year)

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Trust vs. Mistrust

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2nd stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (1-3 years)

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Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt: what a child can and cannot control in environment; self-restraint, a sense of competence and autonomy

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3rd stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (3-6 years)

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Initiative vs. Guilt: Learns to be independent by learning to explore

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4th stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (6-12 years)

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Industry vs. Inferiority: Learns from others how to do things correctly; Child will feel competent and able to exercise his/her abilities and intelligences in the world

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5th stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (Teens)

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Identity vs. Role Confusion: Positive sense of self in relation to others

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6th stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (20’s - 40’s)

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Intimacy vs. Isolation: long-term commitment with others; how to love

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7th stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (40’s - 60’s - middle age)

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Generativity vs. Stagnation: Develop interest in guiding and developing future generations (typically by being a parent); productive, caring, contributing member of society

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8th stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory (65+)

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Integrity vs. Despair: Accept life as it was (or wasn’t)

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1st Phase of Kohlberg’s Moral Development (young children)

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Preconventional Morality: self-interest, avoiding punishment, getting rewards

PUNISHMENT AND OBEDIENCE

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2nd Phase of Kohlberg’s Moral Development (older children, adolescents, and most adults)

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Conventional Morality: Cares about situational outcomes and how they impact others; wants to please and be accepted; follows social norms, formalized laws and rules

LAW AND ORDER

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3rd Phase of Kohlberg’s Moral Development (Many adults)

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Postconventional Morality: Abstract reasoning, based on self-chosen ethical principles that are comprehensive and universal (justice, dignity, equality)

UNIVERSAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

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1st of Kohlberg’s Gender Stages (2-3 years)

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Gender Labeling: realization that they are a member of a particular sex, accept that they are a boy or girl and can label themselves as such

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2nd of Kohlberg’s Gender Stages (3-4 years)

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Gender Stability: children can predict that they will still be a boy or a girl when they grown up; understanding is superficial and dependent upon a physical notion of gender

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3rd of Kohlberg’s Gender Stages (4-7 years)

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Gender Consistency: children understand the permanency of gender regardless of what one wears or how one behaves

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1st of James Marcia’s Stages of Identity Development

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Identity-Diffusion Status: No firm commitment to issues in question (occupation, religion, politics, sex) and not making progress towards them

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2nd of James Marcia’s Stages of Identity Development

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Foreclosure Status: Not engaged in identity experimentation and established identity based on choices and values of others

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3rd of James Marcia’s Stages of Identity Development

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Moratorium Status: Exploring various choices but has not made a clear commitment to any of them

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4th of James Marcia’s Stages of Identity Development

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Identity Achievement Status: Attained a coherent and committed identity based on personal decisions

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Caregivers can support child to achieve higher cognitive levels by providing support and guidance

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Scaffolding

79
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Substances that can harm the fetus

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Teratogens

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A principle of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; process of understanding new information in relation to prior knowledge or existing schemata

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Assimiliation

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A principle of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; occurs when cognitive structures are modified because new information or experiences do not fit into existing cognitive structures

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Accommodation

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Patterns of knowledge in long-term memory that help us remember, organize and respond to info

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Harlow Attachment Style where the child explores freely while the mother is present, engages with the stranger

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Secure Attachment Style

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Harlow Attachment Style where the child is wary about the situation, especially the stranger, and stays close to mother even clinging to her

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Ambivalent Attachment Style

85
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Harlow Attachment Style where the child tends to avoid or ignore the mother, treats the stranger the same way, and does not explore very much

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Avoidant Attachment Style

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Harlow Attachment Style where there is no consistent way of reacting to stress of the situation; cries during the separation and avoids the mother when she returns

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Disorganized Attachment Style

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Parenting style tending to use punitive control methods and lacking emotional warmth

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Authoritarian Parenting Style

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Parenting style tending to have reasonably high demands for child compliance coupled with emotional warmth

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Authoritative Parenting Style

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A term from Piaget’s theory, it is the tendency for preoperational children to be able to focus on only one aspect of a phenomenon

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Centration

90
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Cells that contain 23 pairs of chromosomes

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Diploid Cells

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Third stage of prenatal development, it refers to the period during which the embryo increases in size dramatically, begins to develop a human appearance with limb motion, produces androgen in the testes of males embryos and develops nerve cells in the spine

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Embryonic Stage

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Last stage of prenatal development, its onset is marked by the beginning of measurable electrical activity in the brain

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Fetal Period

93
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Takes place in the fallopian tubes where the ovum or egg cell is fertilized by the male sperm cell

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Conception

94
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Cells that contain 23 single chromosomes

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Haploid Cells

95
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True/False: Sperm and Egg Cells (gametes) are haploid

96
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Period of rapid cell division during prenatal development that lasts approximately 2 weeks and ends with the implantation of the cellular mass into the uterine wall

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Germinal Period

97
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A parenting style referring to the tendency to sore very low on control/demand measures

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Permissive Parenting Style

98
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A parenting style where the parent is both undemanding and unresponsive

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Rejecting/Neglecting Parenting Style

99
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Physical sex characteristics that do not appear until puberty

Females: enlarged breasts and widened hips
Males: facial hair and deeper voices

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

100
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A laboratory study designed to measure the quality of the caregiver-child attachment relationship

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Strange Situation

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The idea that all knowledge is gained through experience (John Locke)

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Tabula rasa

102
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A single, fertilized cell created during conception when the egg and sperm cells combine

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