Part 7 Flashcards
Group of people who are born at roughly the same time period in a particular society
Cohort
It’s the consequences of a behavior produces
Operant conditioning
Who created Operant conditioning?
B.f Skinner
According to him an individual’s confidence can control his or her success
Albert Bandura
First two week of prenatal development
Germinal stage
Stage where rapid growth and cell differentiation occur. First 2 weeks of prenatal development
Germinal stage
Object continue to exist even when they are out of sight
Object permanence
Term used by Piaget for organized patterns of thought and behavior used in particular situations
Adaptation
Temporary support to help child master a task
Scaffolding
Desire to be near to the people we are attached to
Proximity maintenance
Anxiety that occurs in the absent of the attachment figure
Separation distress
Returning to the attachment figure for comfort and safety in the face of fear
Safe haven
Biological differences between male and female
Sex
Behavior patterns deemed appropriate for men and women
Gender
How a person demonstrates their own gender based on traditional gender roles
Gender expression
Set of expected behaviors for male and female
Gender roles
State of active exploration for adolescence who have not yet made a commitment
Moratorium
Adolescence has finished a period of active exploration and has made a related commitment
Identity achievement
What year the word “teenager” appear
1941
Filter that allows oxygen and nutrients to pass throughwhile keeping toxic and harmful substances out
Placenta
Most common teratogens
Nicotine and alcohol
Social pressure or expectations that influence an individuals behavior and beliefs
Normative influence
Specific time when a given event r it’s absence has a specific impact on development
Critical period
Specific time during development when an individual is more receptive and responsive to certain type of experience
Sensitive period
Concept or practice that appear natural and obvious to those who accept, but, is an intervention of a particular culture or society
Social construct
