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a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

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developmental psychology

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takes place in the fallopian tube, 1 egg v 200 sperm, only one sperm will unite with 1 egg

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conception

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fertilized egg

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zygote

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what are the 3 stages of prenatal development in order

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germinal , embryo, fetus

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lasts 2 weeks, cellular division takes place

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germinal period

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lasts 8-9 weeks, organs start to function/form, weighs a grace, and is .5 an inch at the end

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embryo

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lasts 2-9 months, growth occurs, fine details (hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, sex)

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fetus

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carries nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, and filters harmful substances

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placenta

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drugs and viruses, can cross placenta and harm the fetus

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teratogens

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physical and cognitive abnormalities caused by drinking

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Name some reflexes a newborn is born with

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grasping, suckling, rooting, startle

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Senses a newborn has/doesnt have

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Vision 8-12 inches away
Strabisoms
lack color vision

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when does a child see 20/20

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6 months

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Newborn preferences

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human voices and faces, face like objects, smell and sound of mother, habituation

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Decreased responsiveness with repeated stimulation

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Habituation

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maturation is known as

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Physical development

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Physical development is known as

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maturation

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What sequence is universal between all new borns, though timing is different

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motor development

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All mental processes associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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cognition

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developmental psychologist, created 3 step learning model, Theory of cognitive development

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Jean Piaget

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concept that that organizes and interprets information, like a folder

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schema

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taking new information/experiences and grouping into an existing schema

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assimilation

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adapting ones current understand understanding to incorporating new information

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accomadation

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stage that experiencing the world, senses, actions: lack object perimance, (birth-2 yr)

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Sensorimotor stage

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stage that lacks logical reasoning, pretend play, language development, egocentrism, lacks theory of mind (3-6)

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preoperational stage

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awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

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object perimance

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the inability to take another point of view

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egocentrism

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understanding others mental states

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theory of mind

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inpaired communication, social interaction, and theory of mind

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autism

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thinking logically, mathematically, seriation, conservation

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concrete operational (7-11)

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putting things in order

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seriation

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the principal that properties like mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects

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consevation

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abstract thinking, reasoning, logic, potential for moral reason (12 +)

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formal operational

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develops around 18 months, tested by the Mirror Test

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Self Awareness

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An emotional tie with another person

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attachment

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distress when separated

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separation anxiety

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Experiment to study attachment style

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Strange Situation

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Who came up with attachment theory/ strange situation

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Mary Ainsworth

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Relaxed, explorative, minimal operation anxiety, mothers who are attentive to Childs needs

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secure attachment

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stressed, anxious, clingy, increased separation anxiety, mothers that ignore needs

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insecure attachment

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period that attachment is formed, shortly after birth

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critical period

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animals that hatch from eggs attach to what they see first

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imprinting

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Who came up with imprinting

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Lorenz

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What did Harlows experiment prove

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animals need attachment too

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Effects of deprivation:

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social impairment

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who came up with the psychology stages

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Erik Erikson

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Trust V Mistrust

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psychology stage early year/ months of life

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autonomy v shame and doubt

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choice making, 2 years old

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initiative v guilt

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taking initiative in activities, curiosity, (3-6)

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Industry v Inferiority

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confidence in school work, teachers, peers, projects (7-11)

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Who developed parenting styles , what can they influence

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Baumuind , self esteem

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Type of parenting style that imposes rules and expect obedience, children are incompetent, dependent, have few discipline problems

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Authoritarian

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Type of parenting style that Parents have no rules, child is in charge, child thinks they are entitled, high self esteem, performance academically is horrible, behavior problems

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Permissive

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Type of parenting style that Parents both depending and responsive, set rules but have explanation and are open to discussion, children have high self esteem, confidence, warm and concerned children

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Authoritative

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Children cannot recall information prior to 3/4 yrs of age, bc neural connections haven’t developed yet

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infantile amnesia

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shaking a baby and brain deteriorates

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Shaken baby syndrome

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period of growth and sexual maturation, becoming capable of reproducing

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puberty

58
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testes, penis, ovaries, vagina

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primary sexual characteristics

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non reproductive sexual characteristics, acne, body hair, hips widen/shoulders, deeper voice

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secondary sexual characteristics

60
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girls average puberty at … while boys …

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11, 14

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girls are ___ ab early onset puberty while boys are ___

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embarassed, confident

62
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Who developed the stages of moral development

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Lawrence Kolhberg

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follow rules based on getting a reward or avoiding a punishment

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Pre-conventional morality

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follow rules based on society definition of whats correct

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conventional

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follow rules based on personal moral principles and ethics

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post-conventional

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girls are more ___, ___; boys are more

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social, emotional; independent

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teens must achieve self identity while doing their roles in society (deciding occupation, political and religious practices)

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Identity v. Role confusion

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development of a relationship once you know who you are

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intimacy v. isolation

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prejudgice aganist old people, fear of getting older

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ageism

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physical development as an adult

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gray hair, wrinkles, muscle turns to fat, senses decline, less sickness more recovery time

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hormone production drops sharply in females, stop ovulation and menstrating

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menopause

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__ __ memory declines as age increases

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short term

73
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Disease where memory declines, communication is difficult, distruction of brain cells, demensa, confusion

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Alzhimers

74
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Accumulated knowledge, increases with age

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Crystallized intelligence

75
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Ability to solve problems quickly and think abstractly

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fluid intelligence

76
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Different ages studied at the same time

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Cross sectional studies

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One group of people studied overtime

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Longitudinal studies

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Socially, __ declines in adults socially

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vocation

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Cultural preference timing of events

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Social Clock

80
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Contribution to society, avoiding the feeling of failure

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Generatity v Stagnation

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Acceptance of one’s lifetime accomplishments and sense of fulfillment

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Integrity v Despair

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