Unit 6: Developmental Flashcards

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zygote

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a fertilized egg; enters a 2 week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo

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embryo

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the developing human organism from 2 weeks after fertilized to the second month after

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fetus

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the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth

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teratogens

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agents that reach the embryo/fetus during prenatal development and cause harm

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fetal alcohol syndrome

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physical and cognitive abnormalities caused by the prengnant’s heavy drinking; often will cause skull abnormalities

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maturation

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biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behaviour, relatively uninfluenced by experiences

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schema

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a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

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assimilation

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interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas

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accommodation

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adopting our current schemas to incorporate new information

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object permanence

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the awareness that objects exist when not perceived

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sensorimotor stage of development

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the developmental stage where infants know the world through sensory impressions and motor skills; birth-2 years of age

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preoperational stage of development

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the developmental stage where a child learns language but doesn’t understand mental operations of concrete logic; 2-6/7 years of age

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concrete operational stage of development

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the developmental stage where children gain the mental ability to think logically about concrete evidence; 6/7-11 years of age

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formal operational stage of development

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the developmental stage where people begin to logically think about abstract concepts; ~12 years of age-death

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egocentrisim

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difficulty taking another’s point of view, physically

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imprinting

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an evolutionary response for animals to from attachments

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secure attachment style

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the healthiest attachment type where there is healthy communication and the child is able to ask for help along with self-regulate emotions

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anxious attachment style (aka ambivalent attachment style)

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the attachment type signaled by clingyness of the child for fear of abandonment and the need for constant reassurance

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avoidant attachment style

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the attachment type where the child has difficulty expressing emotions and tends to be emotionally withdrawn and an unwillingness to ask for help

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disorganized attachment style

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the attachment type with characteristics of avoidant and anxious, where there is a fear of rejection and difficulty with intimacy along with low self-worth and a tendency to be manipulative as they grow older; often caused by hardships at home or little constancy in life

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John Bowlby

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studied orphans and came up with the maternal deprivation theory

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22
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Mary Ainsworth

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studied children’s attachments with their parents and came up with the 4 attachment styles

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Diana Baumrind

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identified the 4 parenting styles

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authoritarian parenting style

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a style of parenting with a focus on obedience, punishment, and discipline of the child

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authoritative parenting style
a style of parenting that creates positive relation ships with rules that can be changed by child; healthiest form of parenting
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permissive parenting style
a style of parenting that doesn't reference rules and instead focuses on letting the child do what they want
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uninvolved parenting style
a style of parenting where the parent is physically present in a child's life but provides no emotional attachment to the child
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John Piaget
discovered the 4 stages of development; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
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stranger anxiety
the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning at around 8 months
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attachmentq
an emotional tie
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critical period
an optimal period early in an organism's life when exposed to certain stimuli or experiences that produce normal development
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temperament
a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
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basic trust
according to Erik Erickson: "a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy"; formed during infancy by appropriate experiences
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self-concept
all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves in answer to the question "who am I?"
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Benjamin Whorf
identified the linguistic determinism (aka linguistic relativity hypothesis)
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adolecences
the transition period from childhood to adulthood; extending from puberty to independence
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preconventional morality
self interest; obey the rules to avoid punishment or gain concrete rewards; birth - ~9 years old
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conventional morality
uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or maintain social order; early adolescences
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postconventional morality
actions reflect belief in basic rights and self defined ethical principles; adolescences-death
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identity
our sense of self
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social identity
the 'we' aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to "who am I?" that comes from group memberships
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intimacy
the ability to form close, loving relationships
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puberty
the period of sexual maturation
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primary sex characteristics
the body structures that are need for reproduction
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secondary sex characteristics
nonreproductive sexual traits, such as hips widening, voices deepening, and development of body hair
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menarche
the first menstrual period
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spermarche
the first ejaculation
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menopause
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also can refer to biological changes that occur around the same time
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cross-sectional study
a study in which people of different ages are compared to one another
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longitudinal study
research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period
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social clock
the culturally appropriate timing of social events such as marriage, parenting, and retirement
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James Marchia
identified the 4 identity statuses
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foreclosure identity status
adolescence blindly accepts the identity and values that were given in childhood by families
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identity-diffusion identity status
the state of having no clear idea of one's identity and makes no attempt to find it
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moratorium identity status
beginning to commit to an identity but still developing it; actively searching for and identity