Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

MY psych cards > Modules 8-11 Development > Flashcards

Modules 8-11 Development Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
GRE® Psychology flashcards Psychology 101 flashcards
1
Q

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

A

developmental psychology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

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

A

zygote

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

once the sperm penetrates the egg its called?

A

fertilized egg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

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

A

zygote (germinal) stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

after two weeks the zygote develops into what?

A

embryo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

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

A

embryo stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

after nine weeks it turns into what?

A

a fetus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

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

A

fetal stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

harmful agents to the prenatal environment

A

teratogens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

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

A

fetal alcohol syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

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

A

rooting reflex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

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

A

motor development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

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

A

maturation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

all mental activities association with thinking, knowing and remembering

A

cognition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

cognitive development field is dominated by who?

A

jean piaget

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

A

schema

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

interpreting one’s new experiences into existing schemas

A

assimilation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

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

A

accommodation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

birth to 2 years stage

A

sensorimotor stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

babies take in the world through their senses

A

sensorimotor stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

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

A

shake or bang toys around

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

12-18 months in sensorimotor stage children will do what

A

object permanence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

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

A

object permanence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

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

A

mediation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

a physical object can represent something else where symbols represent objects or events in one’s own environment

A

mediation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

2-7 years of age is what stage?

A

preoperational stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

children will develop the ability to use symbols in what stage

A

preoperational stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

the inability to take on another’s point of view

A

egocentric

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

key properties of substances stay the same even if the shape changes

A

conservation

30
Q

7-11 years of age is what stage

A

concrete operational stage

31
Q

children can think logically, use analogies, and perform mathematical transformations

A

concrete operational stage

32
Q

stage where we can reason abstractly

A

formal operational stage

33
Q

a personal tie with another person shown in young children by seeking closeness

A

attachment

34
Q

the fear of strangers that infants commonly display beginning by about 8 months of age

A

stranger anxiety

35
Q

the optimal period shortly after birth when an organism’s or experiences produce proper development

A

critical periods

36
Q

the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life

A

imprinting

37
Q

parenting style where they impose rules and expect obediences

A

authoritarian parents

38
Q

parenting style where parents submit to their children’s desires, make few demands and use little to no punishment

A

permissive parents

39
Q

parenting style where parents are both demanding and responseive

A

authoritative parents

40
Q

a sense of one’s identity and self-worth

A

self-concept

41
Q

the transition period from childhood to adulthood

A

adolescence

42
Q

the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing

A

puberty

43
Q

the body structures that make sexual reproduction possible

A

primary sexual characteristics

44
Q

types of primary sexual characteristics

A

ovaries and testicles

45
Q

nonproductive sexual characteristics

A

secondary sexual characteristics

46
Q

types of secondary sexual characteristics

A

female breasts, deepening of male voice, hips, and body hair

47
Q

what are lawrence kohlberg’s stages of morality

A

preconventional, conventional, and postconventional morality

48
Q

stage 1 and stage 2 is?

A

preconventional morality

49
Q

punishment and obedience is what stage?

A

stage 1

50
Q

morality of self-interest is what stage

A

stage 2

51
Q

stage 3 and stage 4 is?

A

conventional morality

52
Q

seek approval of others is what stage?

A

stage 3

53
Q

maintain social order is what stage?

A

stage 4

54
Q

stage 5 and stage 6 is?

A

postconventional morality

55
Q

values that are supported by society because it is morally right

A

stage 5

56
Q

internalized standards of what is right

A

stage 6

57
Q

one’s sense of self

A

identity

58
Q

psychosocial stage where its from birth-18 months

A

trust vs. mistrust

59
Q

psychosocial stage when infants form a loving, trusting relationship with parents; they also learn to mistrust others

A

trust vs. mistrust

60
Q

psychosocial stage from 18 months -3 years

A

autonomy vs. shame and doubt

61
Q

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

A

autonomy vs. shame and doubt

62
Q

psychosocial stage from 3-6 years

A

initiative vs. guilt

63
Q

psychosocial stage when a child becomes more assertive, takes more initiative and becomes more forceful

A

initiative vs. guilt

64
Q

psychosocial stage from 6-12 years old

A

competence vs. inferiority

65
Q

psychosocial stage when a child must deal with demands to learn new skills while risking a sense of inferiority and failure

A

competence vs. inferiority

66
Q

psychosocial stage when you’re a middle adult

A

generativity vs. stagnation

67
Q

psychosocial stage where assuming the role of parents signifies the need to continue gererations while avoiding the inevitable feeling of failure

A

generativity vs. stagnation

68
Q

psychosocial stage when you’re a young adult

A

intimacy vs. isolation

69
Q

psychosocial stage when the young adult must develop marriage- seeking relationships while combating feelings of isolation

A

intimacy vs. isolation

70
Q

psychosocial stage when you’re a late adult

A

integrity vs. despair

71
Q

psychosocial stage when the acceptance of one’s lifetime accomplishments and sense of fulfillment

A

integrity vs. despair

MY psych cards (16 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions