Unit 3 (Developmental psychology) Flashcards
A job in Psychology that studies that physical, Cognitive, and social-emotional development throughout a human or animal’s lifespan is called _______ _______. (works with kids but does tests)
Developmental Psychologist
One issue discussed in developmental psych that talks about how inheritance and experiences influence our behavior (**)
Nature vs. Nurture
One issue discussed in developmental psych that argues about if development is gradual or a sequence of chucks (separate stages) (**)
Continuity vs. Stages
One issue discussed in developmental psych that talks about if personality traits from a young age will persist throughout life, or if we will grow out of them as we grow (**)
Stability vs. Change
Darwin believed in survival of the fittest. Those traits that were best Abel to aid in survival were kept, those that weren’t were lost. This is called ______ _______.
Natural Selection
_______ is the unethical process for selectively breeding for desired traits (EX: people aren’t allowed to give birth because they aren’t smart) (VERY bad) (*)
Eugenics
_______ is a complete set of instructions for making an organism
genome
______ are biochemical units of heredity
genes
_________ occur when there is a random error in gene replication that leads to as change (EX: down syndrome)
Mutations
A single ______ cell penetrates the outer coating of a ______ and fuse
sperm, egg
a sperm and egg cell combine into ____ _____ _____
one fertilized cell
a ______ is a fertilized cell with 100 cells that become increasingly diverse (start of a baby) (*)
Zygote
At about 14 days the zygote becomes a _______ (*)
embryo
At about 9 weeks the embryo turns into a _______ (*)
fetus
________ are chemicals (EX: drugs) and viruses (EX: flu) that can enter the placenta and harm the developing fetus. An example of this would be with alcohol which can cause Fetal alcohol syndrome (Cognitive/physical effects are changed by heavy drinking from mother while pregnant) (*)
Teratogens
_______-_______ ______: study of different people across different age groups to note changes in development (*) (BIG on test) (opp. (ish) of longitudinal study)
cross-sectional Study
____________ _____: Study the same group of people as they develop and note changes (*) (BIG on test) (opp. (ish) of cross-sectional Study)
Longitudinal study
Infants are born with _______ that help with their survival (*) (VERY BIG on test)
reflexes
_____ ______: Baby turns head towards source of touch (*)
Rooting Reflex
____ _____: Baby grasps on to a object (*)
Grasping Reflex
______ ______: Arms and legs spring out, fists clench (EX: when a baby feels like the are falling)
Startle Reflex
Infants tend to pay attention to ____ objects for longer periods of time than ____ objects, which shows _________(TERM) (**)
newer, older, HABITUATION (TERM)
_______ is the time frame in a person’s life that goes from newborn to toddler
Infancy
________ stage goes from a person’s toddler age to their teenage years.
Childhood