Physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In severe cases, signs include a small, out-of-proportion head and abnormal facial features. Alcohol would be known as a what in this situation
What is a teratogen
Young teens are not fully equipped for curbing risky behavior or making long-term plans because of the incomplete maturation of their
Frontal Lobe
Fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age.
What is stranger anxiety?
Provide one and explain a reflex that child has in it's first few months of life
rooting reflex
grapsing
What are Kohlberg's three levels or moral thinking and what is the focus for each level?
Preconventional morality (self-interest, do things to avoid punishment or for a reward); conventional morality (seeking approval); and postconventional morality (believe in ethical principles).
What are the three stages of prenatal development and when do they occur?
The zygote (2 weeks); embryo (2 weeks after fertilization until the second month); and fetus (9 after conception until birth).
Little Sandra tenaciously clings to her mother's skirt when she tries to leave her at daycare. We would say that Sandra most clearly shows signs of which kind of attachment
insecure
What are the five stages of grief and how were they portrayed in video clip we watched in class?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
What are two out of the three major issues that developmental psychologists focus on?
Nature and nurture; continuity and stages; and stability and change.
What are the four stages of cognitive development as outlined by Piaget
Sensorimotor stage (up until age 2, object permanence); preoperational (2 to 7, conservation and egocentrism); concrete operational (7 to 12); formal operational (12 and up).
A century ago, relatively few U.S. women worked for pay outside the home. Today, nearly half the U.S. workforce is female. This best illustrates a dramatic shift in
Gender norms/roles
What are four out of the eight stages of Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development and what is the main issue in each?
Infancy (to 1 year), focusing on trust versus mistrust; toddlerhood (1 to 3 years), focusing on autonomy versus shame; preschool (3 to 6 years), focusing on initiative versus guilt; elementary school (6 to puberty), focusing on competence versus inferiority; adolescence (teen to 20s), focusing on identity versus role confusion; young adulthood (20s to 40s), focusing on intimacy versus isolation; middle adulthood (40s to 60s), focusing on generativity versus stagnation; and late adulthood (late 60s and up), focusing on integrity versus despair.
The Walkers establish and enforce rules for their children to follow. They give reasons for the rules and invite their teenagers to join in the discussion when new rules are being made. What kind of parenting style are they using?
authoritative