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What are the Five stages of development?

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Prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood

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What is the age rang for the prenatal stage of human development?

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conception until birth

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What is the age rang for the infancy stage of human development?

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birth until 18-24 months

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What is the age rang for the childhood stage of human development?

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~2-11 years old

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What is the age rang for the adolescent stage of human development?

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~12-18 years old

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What is the age rang for the adult stage of human development?

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~18 years old until death

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Prenatal development includes three distinct stages which are…

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zygote, embryo, and fetus

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The zygote stage begins at ________ and lasts about _____ _______

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conception, two weeks

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What three things should develop during the zygote stage?

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amnion sac, placenta, and umbilical cord

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The end of the zygote stage is marked by…

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The zygote’s attachment to the uterine wall

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What forms during the embryonic stage…

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internal organs and systems

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At what point of the prenatal stage is the individual most vulnerable? Why?

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The embryonic stage is a period of extreme vulnerability, as the effects of teratogens, maternal stress, and poor nutrition can impair or interfere with development.

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How long does the embryonic stage of prenatal development last?

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Up until the two month mark

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How long does the fetal stage of prenatal development last?

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From two months to birth at 38-40 weeks

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Define teratogens and explain how they affect the prenatal growth process.

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Teratogens are “agents” such as drugs, alcohol, bacteria, viruses, and harmful chemicals that can negatively impact prenatal development.

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In the presence of the caregiver, kids with secure attachment…

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play and explore freely. They may return to the caregiver periodically to “check in,” but they quickly resume their play activity.

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When the caregiver leaves, children with secure attachment…

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experience moderate distress

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When the caregiver returns, children with secure attachment…

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seek contact and are easily calmed. This demonstrates that the caregiver is a source of comfort during times of distress.

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Approximately _____ of children display secure attachment.

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60-65%

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In the presence of the caregiver, insecure avoidant children…

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stay close and do not explore as freely as do secure children.

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When the caregiver leaves, insecure avoidant children…

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experience almost no distress. They may even prefer playing with the stranger.

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When the caregiver returns, insecure: avoidant children are…

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dismissive and avoid the attachment figure (caregiver). This demonstrates that the caregiver is not a source of comfort during times of distress.

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Approximately ___ of children display insecure: avoidant attachment.

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20%

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In the presence of the caregiver, insecure: anxious/ambivalent children…

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stay close and do not explore as freely as do secure children.

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When the caregiver leaves, insecure: anxious/ambivalent children...
experience extreme distress.
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When the caregiver returns, insecure: anxious/ambivalent children...
Seek out the caregiver but are inconsolable, often rejecting their comfort and pushing away when the caregiver attempts to console them. This demonstrates that the caregiver is not a source of comfort during times of distress.
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Approximately ____ of children display insecure: avoidant/ambivalent attachment.
10%
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If a child consistently screams and cries uncontrollably when a parent leaves them with a babysitter, but is inconsolable when that parent returns, which of the following attachment styles does this child likely have?
Insecure:Anxious/Ambivalent
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If a child plays and explores independently when mom or dad are nearby, but cries for a bit when they leave, which of the following attachment styles does this child likely have?
Secure
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If a child experiences little or no distress when mom or dad leave the room and also avoids them upon return, which of the following attachment styles does this child likely have?
Insecure:Avoidant
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There are two main ways in which children develop their schemas...
assimilation and accommodation
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In assimilation, new information...
is incorporated into an already existing schema
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In accommodation, new information...
does not fit our existing schemas, so an existing schema is adjusted or a new schema is developed to account for the new information.
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What are Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage, Concrete operational stage, formal operational stage
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When is the sensory motor stage?
Birth to 2 years old
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Object permeance beings to emerge at what age?
6 months old
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the capability of self-recognition is reached at what age?
18 months old
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Object permeance and self-recognition are milestones reached in which of Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development
The sensorimotor stage
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During the preoperational stage, children gain the ability to...
engage in symbolic representation
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When is the sensory preoperational stage
2-7 years old
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what is centration?
the tendency to only be able to think about one dimension or quality of objects.
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Centration and egocentrism are found in which of Jean Piaget's stages
preoperational
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During the concrete operational stage children are able to...
perform mental operations using concrete objects.
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If a child can answer "6 apples plus 3 more apples" but can't answer "6 + 3" they are the Jean Piaget's _______ stage
concrete operational
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In transitive inference, you...
compare two concepts to one another by using a third comparison concept
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recognizing that object A is smaller than B, and that object B is smaller than C, then A must be smaller than C, is an example of...
transitive inference
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transitive inference develops during which of Jean Piaget's stages of development?
concrete operational
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At the Formal operational stage children become capable of...
reasoning in sophisticated, abstracted ways.
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A child who has just learned the concept of conservation is probably in which stage of cognitive development?
Concrete Operational
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A child who can understand and and reason with hypothetical situations is probably in which stage of cognitive development?
Formal Operational
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Which developmental stage is characterized by egocentrism?
Preoperational
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At which stage of development does a child begin to be able to make transitive inferences?
Concrete Operational
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Which of the following milestones is achieved during the sensorimotor stage? Object Permanence False Belief Theory of Mind Empathy
Object Permanence
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If a child assumes that everyone shares her knowledge of the world, she (has/has not) developed theory of mind.
Has not
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What are the two major criticism of jean Paget's stages of development
1) not flexible enough (some kids move back and forth between stages) 2) The ages are off
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what are Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Preconventional Conventional Postconventional
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For people in the preconventional stage of moral reasoning, morality is determined by...
self-interest, pleasure, and the outcome of their behavior.
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In the _____ stage of moral development, everything is about avoiding punishment and getting rewards.
preconventional
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A teenager who does not stay out past curfew, only because he does not want to be grounded, not because he cares about what his parents think or the rules they set for him, is in the ______ stage of moral development
preconventional
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People in the conventional stage of moral reasoning are...
primarily concerned with authority
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The ______ stage of moral development is characterized by a focus on following rules and avoiding the disapproval of others.
Conventional
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A person who suffers from glaucoma but would not smoke marijuana — even though it relieves their symptoms — because it is illegal in their state, is in the _____ stage of moral development.
Conventional
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In the postconventional stage of moral reasoning, morality is determined by....
complex reasoning about abstract principles, and about the value of all life.

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