Unit 7 Developmental Flashcards
Abstract reasoning
our ability to quickly reason with information to solve new, unfamiliar problems, independent of any prior knowledge.
Abusive parent
To act on the part of a parent or caregiver that. results in death, serious physical or emotional. harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or. failure to act that presents an imminent risk of. serious harm.
Accommodation
(2) in developmental psychology, adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information.
Adolescence
the transition period from childhood to adulthood,
extending from puberty to independence.
Animism
he belief that natural phenomena or inanimate objects are alive or possess lifelike characteristics, such as intentions, desires, and feelings.
Artificialism
The belief that anything that exists must have been made by a conscious entity, such as God or a human being.
assimilation
interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas.
Authoritarian parenting
It places high expectations on children with little responsiveness. As an authoritarian parent, you focus more on obedience, discipline, control rather than nurturing your child.
Authoritative parent
In this parenting style, the parents are nurturing, responsive, and supportive, yet set firm limits for their children.
concrete operations
in Piaget’s theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.
conservation
the principle (which Piaget believed to be a part of
concrete operational reasoning) that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms ofobjects.
crystallized intelligence
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.
death-deferral
People tend to put off dying when there is an event to look forward to
Developmental norms
the typical skills and expected level of achievement associated with a particular stage of development.
Cognitive, communication, motor, socioemotional, and adaptive skills
Difficult babies
Intense and unpredictable babies
Down syndrome
a condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Early maturers
when a child begins to exhibits puberty signs before the age of 8yrs old for girls and before the age of 9yrs for boys.
Easy babies
Cheerful, relaxed, predictable babies
egocentric
in Piaget’s theory, the preoperational child’s difficulty
taking another’s point of view.
Empty nest
The distress a parents feels when a child leaves home
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman’s heavy drinking. In severe cases, signs include a small, out-of-proportion head and ab-
normal facial features.
Fine motor skills
Activities or skills that require coordination of small muscles to control small, precise movements, particularly in the hands and face.
fluid intelligence
our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood.
formal operations
(about age 12) during which peo-
ple begin to think logically about abstract concepts.
Gender development
How men and women differ psychologically: identity, expression, roles
gender role
a set of expected behaviors for males or for females.
Gender stereotypes
preconception about attributes or characteristics, or the roles that are or ought to be possessed by, or performed by, women and men.
Gross motor skills
those which require whole body movement and which involve the large (core stabilising) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions
habituation
decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.
Identity achievement
Developing an understanding of one’s identity
Identity foreclosure
Premature commitment to an identity