Physical Development
the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo.
What is... the zygote
the process by which certain animals form strong attachments during early life.
What is... imprinting
Which type of eater is a Rhino?
What is... rhino
a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.
What is... schema
our sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent's task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles.
What is... identity
(literally, “monster makers”) agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.
What is... teratogens
demonstrated by infants who comfortably explore environments in the presence of their caregiver, show only temporary distress when the caregiver leaves, and find comfort in the caregiver’s return.
What is... secure attachment
The names of the Spice Girls
WHO are... Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, and Posh
in developmental psychology, adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information.
What is... acommodation
a belief held by many adolescents telling them that they are special and unique, so much so that none of life's difficulties or problems will affect them regardless of their behavior
What is... personal fable
a stage in child development and a state in language acquisition during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering articulate sounds, but does not yet produce any recognizable words
What is... babbling
demonstrated by infants who display either a clinging, anxious attachment or an avoidant attachment that resists closeness.
What is... insecure attachment
The largest continent
What is... Asia
the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived.
What is... object permanence
the phenomenon of adolescents' inability to distinguish between their perception of what others think about them and what people actually think in reality.
What is... adolescent egocentrism
decreasing responsiveness with repeated exposure to a stimulus.
an optimal period early in the life of an organism when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development.
What is... critical period
the first astrological sign in the zodiac
What is... Aries
in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to nearly 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities.
What is... sensorimotor stage
The part of the brain that lights up when adolescents are being watched by their peers and is related to risk-taking/reward-seeking behavior
What is... ventral striatum (will also accept limbic system)
Age when the brain has developed enough to remember events
What is... 4ish
the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age.
What is... stranger anxiety
What are Crayola crayons made of
What is... WAX
in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic.
What is... preoperational stage
According to Erik Erikson, the conflict that occurs in adolescence
What is... identity v. role confusion