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Modules 8-11 Development Flashcards

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a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social changes throughout the lifespan

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developmental psychology

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the first stage of prenatal development that lasts about two weeks and consists of rapid cell division

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zygote

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once the sperm penetrates the egg its called?

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fertilized egg

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10 days after conception the zygote will attach itself to the uterine wall

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zygote (germinal) stage

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after two weeks the zygote develops into what?

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embryo

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when the heart begins to beat and the organs begin to develop

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embryo stage

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after nine weeks it turns into what?

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a fetus

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6th month, the stomach and other organs have formed enough to survive outside of mother

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fetal stage

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harmful agents to the prenatal environment

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teratogens

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physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant mother heavily drinking

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fetal alcohol syndrome

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a babies tendency when touched on the cheek, to open mouth and search for a nipple

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rooting reflex

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first learn to roll over, sit up unsupported, crawl, walk, etc.

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motor development

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biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience

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maturation

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all mental activities association with thinking, knowing and remembering

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cognition

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cognitive development field is dominated by who?

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jean piaget

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a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

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schema

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interpreting one’s new experiences into existing schemas

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assimilation

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adapting one’s current understanding (schemas) to incorporate new information

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accommodation

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19
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birth to 2 years stage

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sensorimotor stage

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babies take in the world through their senses

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sensorimotor stage

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4-8 months in sensorimotor stage children will do what?

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shake or bang toys around

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12-18 months in sensorimotor stage children will do what

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object permanence

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where children will be able to “see” objects even when they are out of sight

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object permanence

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18-24 months children in sensorimotor stage will do what?

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mediation

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a physical object can represent something else where symbols represent objects or events in one's own environment
mediation
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2-7 years of age is what stage?
preoperational stage
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children will develop the ability to use symbols in what stage
preoperational stage
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the inability to take on another's point of view
egocentric
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key properties of substances stay the same even if the shape changes
conservation
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7-11 years of age is what stage
concrete operational stage
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children can think logically, use analogies, and perform mathematical transformations
concrete operational stage
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stage where we can reason abstractly
formal operational stage
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a personal tie with another person shown in young children by seeking closeness
attachment
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the fear of strangers that infants commonly display beginning by about 8 months of age
stranger anxiety
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the optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's or experiences produce proper development
critical periods
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the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life
imprinting
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parenting style where they impose rules and expect obediences
authoritarian parents
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parenting style where parents submit to their children's desires, make few demands and use little to no punishment
permissive parents
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parenting style where parents are both demanding and responseive
authoritative parents
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a sense of one's identity and self-worth
self-concept
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the transition period from childhood to adulthood
adolescence
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the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing
puberty
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the body structures that make sexual reproduction possible
primary sexual characteristics
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types of primary sexual characteristics
ovaries and testicles
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nonproductive sexual characteristics
secondary sexual characteristics
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types of secondary sexual characteristics
female breasts, deepening of male voice, hips, and body hair
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what are lawrence kohlberg's stages of morality
preconventional, conventional, and postconventional morality
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stage 1 and stage 2 is?
preconventional morality
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punishment and obedience is what stage?
stage 1
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morality of self-interest is what stage
stage 2
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stage 3 and stage 4 is?
conventional morality
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seek approval of others is what stage?
stage 3
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maintain social order is what stage?
stage 4
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stage 5 and stage 6 is?
postconventional morality
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values that are supported by society because it is morally right
stage 5
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internalized standards of what is right
stage 6
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one's sense of self
identity
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psychosocial stage where its from birth-18 months
trust vs. mistrust
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psychosocial stage when infants form a loving, trusting relationship with parents; they also learn to mistrust others
trust vs. mistrust
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psychosocial stage from 18 months -3 years
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
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psychosocial stage where a child's energies are directed toward physical skills and they learn control along with a healthy does of shame ad doubt
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
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psychosocial stage from 3-6 years
initiative vs. guilt
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psychosocial stage when a child becomes more assertive, takes more initiative and becomes more forceful
initiative vs. guilt
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psychosocial stage from 6-12 years old
competence vs. inferiority
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psychosocial stage when a child must deal with demands to learn new skills while risking a sense of inferiority and failure
competence vs. inferiority
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psychosocial stage when you're a middle adult
generativity vs. stagnation
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psychosocial stage where assuming the role of parents signifies the need to continue gererations while avoiding the inevitable feeling of failure
generativity vs. stagnation
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psychosocial stage when you're a young adult
intimacy vs. isolation
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psychosocial stage when the young adult must develop marriage- seeking relationships while combating feelings of isolation
intimacy vs. isolation
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psychosocial stage when you're a late adult
integrity vs. despair
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psychosocial stage when the acceptance of one's lifetime accomplishments and sense of fulfillment
integrity vs. despair

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