Exam Pt. 4 Life Span and Devlopment

Question 1

Conception

Zygote:

Embro:

Fetus:

Teratogens

fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS):

Habituation:

Answer 1

Zygote: fertilized egg

Embro: 2 weeks after fertilization

Fetus: after 9 weeks - birth

Teratogens: anything that can reach the embryo or fetus (chemicals, viruses)

fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS): abnormalities in children caused by the women’s drinking during pregnancy

Habituation: repeated stimulation –> less responses
-peekbo gets old REAL fast

Question 2

Maturation:

Cognition:

Answer 2

Maturation: biological growth that allows changes

Cognition: all mental activities associated w/ thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

Question 3

Memory, Jean Piaget theories

Schema:

Assimilation:

Accommodation:

Answer 3

Schema: Background info

Assimilation: interpreting new info with old info

Ex.
dog is fluffy
new animal is fluffy dog=new animal

Accommodation: new info becomes part of shema

Question 4

Stages of childhood

1. Sensorimotor Stage
   -object permanence
2. pre operational stage
   -conservation:
   -egocentrism
3. concrete operational stage
4. formal operational stage

Answer 4

1. Sensorimotor Stage:
   0-2 years old.
   -Sensory impressions and motor activities
   -object permanence: knowing that things exist when you can’t see them
2. preoperational stage:
   -2-6 years old
   -can talk but still dumb there is no logic
   -conservation: volume, mass, and other things stay the same even when the form changes
   -egocentrism: they can’t look at other’s POV
3. concrete operational stage:
   -7-11 years old
   -logic unlocked
   -5 +5= 10 so does 4 + 6
4. formal operational stage:
   -12
   -abstract concepts

Question 5

Social

Stranger anxiety:

attachment:

Critical period:

imprinting

Basic Trust

self-concept:

Answer 5

Stranger anxiety: fear of strangers
-me unfortunately

attachment: emotional tie to others

Critical period:best time after a birth to expose the child to the right stimuli

imprinting: critical period for animals is when they recognize the first living thing they see as their mom

Basic trust:belief that the world is trustworthy, formed as a response to caregivers
-developed during infancy

self-concept: understanding of self and who we are

Question 6

Adolescene:

puberty:

primary sex characteristics:

Secondary sex characteristics:

menarche:

Answer 6

Adolescene: transition from childhood –> adualthood

puberty: sexual maturation
-can now have babies congrats!

primary sex characteristics: body parts that allow sexual reproduction
-ovaries, testies, genitalia
-heheheh

Secondary sex characteristics: non reproductive sexual charateristics that help it get up
-boobs, voice, hands, face, hair any turn on

menarche: the first menstruation period
-congrats u got ur period/my condolances

Question 7

Erikson satges of social deveopment

1. Infancy:
   -trust vs. mistrust
2. toddlerhood:
   -autonomy vs shame
3. preschool
   -initative vs guilt
4. elementary school:
   -industry vs inferioitity
5. adolescense:
   -identity vs role confusion

6.young adulthood:
-intimacy vs isolation

7. middle audlthood:
   -generativity vs stagnation

8.late adulthood:
-intergrity vs dispair

Answer 7

1. Infancy: 0-1 year
   -trust vs. mistrust: basic trust is developed if needs are met
2. toddlerhood:1-3 years
   -autonomy vs shame: learn to do shit or doubt
3. preschool: 3-6 years
   -initative vs guilt: take initative or feel guilty about it
4. elementary school: 6 puberty
   -industry vs inferioitity: wow I love doing stuff or I hate how good others are at stuff
5. adolescense: teens-20
   -identity vs role confusion: who am i? who are u? why am I here?

6.young adulthood:20-40
-intimacy vs isolation: relationships are hard man

7. middle audlthood: 40-60
   -generativity vs stagnation: I have a purpose and direction with my life vs. wtf do i do

8.late adulthood:60+
-intergrity vs dispair: My life has been good or I hate my life

Question 8

Identity:

social identity:

Intimacy:

Answer 8

Identity: sense of self

social identity: who others see us as

Intimacy: the ability to form close relationships (which u lack, yeah u I see u)

Question 9

emerging adulthood;

menopause:

Answer 9

emerging adulthood; adulesance –> full adulthood

menopause:no more periods, no more kids
bye bye

Question 10

cross-sectional study:

longitudinal study:

crystallized intelligence:

fluid intelligence:

Answer 10

cross-sectional study: study w/ppl of diff ages to compare

longitudinal study: research where 1 prson is studied for a looooooong time

crystallized intelligence: acumulated knowlage as we age

fluid intelligence: thinking fast is harder as u get older