Life Span Development Flashcards
Development is the stage of growth from conception across the lifespan
What is Nature v Nuture?
How our genetics interact with our experiences to influence development
What is Continuity v Discontinuity
Parts of Development that are either:
* Gradual/Continuous
* Staged/Abrupt
i.e. growth of a tree vs. caterpillar to butterfly
What is Stability v Change
Which traits we retain as we age vs what changes
i.e. our identity
Term for “Fertilized Egg”
Zygote
Term for “A developing human organism from 2 weeks to second moth”
very early developmental stages, etc.
Embryo
Term for “Offspring from 9 weeks to birth”
Fetus
What agents can cause harm during prenatal development
i.e., monster makers
Teratogens
What is the diminshing in responsiveness with repeated stimulation
Think: Similar to Sensory Adaption
Habituation
Reflex when the cheek of an infant is stroked, and the infant turns towards the touch to suck
Rooting
Reflex in response to an object being pressed into an infants palm, and it attempts to hold the object.
Grasping
Define Schema Assimilation
Using represtentations to interpret a stimulus
in children, they may generalize these stimilus i.e. dogs = cats
John has a dog at home, and when he sees a cat he also thinks its a dog
What is this an example of?
(schemas)
Schema Assimilation
John used his initial representation to interpret a stimulus (the cat)
this could also represent stimulus generalization
Define Schema Accomodation
Think: Accomodate = Change!
Altering representations to incorporate new information
i.e. correcting children’s representation of a stimulus
When Tod calls a cat a dog, his mom says “dogs bark, cats meow!”
What is this an example of?
(schemas)
Schema Accomodation
Tod now incoporated the sounds the animals make into his schema!
this is also stimulus discrimination
