human dev quiz Flashcards
according to thomas and chess the smallest % of children are
difficult
during formal operations stage children begin to
think in terms of abstract and hypotheticals
what does research determine regarding the level of moral reasoning that most people reach
conventional
which statement best describes a neonates abilities
feed themselves
basic reflexes
turn over
lift heads
basic reflexes
what is a teratogen
substance that causes birth defects
what are grasping, rooting and sucking reflexes of infants described as
adaptive reflexes
infants influence their parents behavior and are also changed by it , this is
reciprocal influence
lev vygotsky believed cognitive development is caused by
social and cultural factors
harlows finding that baby monkeys preffered cloth mother demonstrated importance of what? in the formation of attachment
contact comfort
when people modify their existing mental patterns to fit new requirements what are they exhibiting
accommodation