Science of Development
Conception through adulthood
This theorist believed in psychosexual stages that are characterized by sexual interest and pleasure arising from the body.
Freud
The single cell that results from the sperm fertilizing the egg is called a:
Zygote
A full term pregnancy is anything over how many weeks?
30 weeks
What are the five senses?
Hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling and touch
The idea that something still exists, even when we can't see it is called:
Object permanence
The human brain changes over time and we are not set in our ways. This is known as:
Plasticity
This theorist believed in the Zone of Proximal Development (the magic middle).
Vygotsky
How many pairs of chromosomes does a human have?
23
The test that is done shortly after birth and scored on a scale of 0-10 and tests Appearance, Pulse, Grimace Response, Activity, and Respiration is known as the:
APGAR Scale
The brain will innately protect itself from damage. The mechanism that protects the brain from malnourishment is called:
When babies repeat certain syllables (ma-ma-ma or da-da-da) it is known as:
Babbling
The idea that both nature and nurture have an effect on growth and development is:
Epigentics
This theorist studied classical conditioning with dogs.
Pavlov
Our genetic makeup or genetic potential is called our:
Genotype
At 22 weeks, a fetus might survive outside of the mother's fetus. It is said this fetus has made it to the age of ________?
Physical abilities that include small body movements such as drawing or picking up a toy are called what type of motor movements?
Fine motor skills
True or False: Primary circular reactions involve the circle outside of the infant's body.
False
A time when something has the greatest impact on development is known as:
The critical period
Skinner believed in operant conditioning. With this, there must be what after an action (ex: punishment or reward)?
Reinforcement
The observable characteristics of a person including appearance and other traits is our:
A harmful substance introduced to the fetus during pregnancy that can impair prenatal development is known as a:
Teratogen
Movement skills that involve using the whole body (such as walking and jumping) are known as:
Gross motor skills
A baby's response to how their actions have consequences develops in what stage of circular reaction?
Tertiary circular reaction
The three domains of human growth and development are:
Biosocial
Cognitive
Psychosocial
Piaget's concept that ideas must be restructured to include new experiences is known as:
Accommodation
Genes that are found in the genotype, but not the phenotype are known as:
Recessive genes
What are the 3 periods of prenatal development?
Germinal
Embryonic
Fetal
The brain naturally kills off unused connections. This is called:
Pruning
What does Piaget call toddlers who are constantly exploring the world around them through the lens of experimentation?
"Little Scientists"