Developmental Psychology Rationalization Flashcards
The reflex used by researchers to conclude that hearing is almost fully developed at birth is
Sucking reflex
What study supported the idea that infants can hear prenatally
“Cat in the Hat study”
It occurs after the sole of the foot has been firmly stroked
Babinski/Plantar Reflex
Sense/s that are fully developed at birth
Smell, Taste, Touch and Pain
Sense/s that are almost fully developed at birth
Hearing
Sense/s that are poorly developed at birth
Vision
“The relation of the child to the object early on in life serves as the prototype for later interpersonal relationships”
Melanie Klein
This theorist originally proposed a critical period of 2 and a half years for the child to form an attachment, but later on revised and proposed a sensitive period of five years
John Bowlby
is known for “Psychological Birth”
Margaret Mahler
known for the stages of Separation Anxiety
John Bowlby
known for “Imprinting”
Konrad Lorenz
the strict span of years that you need to develop a milestone, else there are no more chances for the milestone to develop
Critical Period
Critical period for a child to form attachment according to John Bowlby
5 years
Also known as “Window of opportunity”
Sensitive Period
is less rigid and has a larger span to develop the milestone, and even if the span of time has been missed, there will be other opportunities to meet the milestone later on
Sensitive Period
a complex set of reflexes and signaling behavior that bring out behaviors that bring about caregiving responses from adults.
Attachment Behavior System
A stage of separation anxiety wherein upon the disappearance of the caregivers the infant will cry, and will resists soothing from others
Protest
A stage of separation anxiety wherein when the separation is prolonged, the infant becomes quiet, sad, passive, and apathetic
Despair
A stage of separation anxiety wherein the infants become emotionally detached from other people.
Detachment
It refers to the reproductive success of the species from one generation to another
Law of Natural Selection
He proposed that natural selection is referred to as survival of the fittest in which organisms that are stronger and at the top of the chain have the better chance of surviving
Herbert Spencer
The law of natural selection has been referred to by spencer as:
Principle of survival of the fittest
Stages of Psychological Birth
Normal Autism
Normal Symbiosis
Separation-Individuation
A stage of psychological birth wherein the newborn infant satisfies various needs within the all-powerful protective orbit of a mother’s care
Normal Autism
span of time for the “Normal Autism Stage”
birth to 3-4 weeks