General terms.
The study of how and why people change over time in terms of their behaviour and thoughts, as well as their ability to relate to others
Developmental psychology
Reaching and grasping
Fine motor skills
An evaluation of one’s identity
Self esteem
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
Adolescence
people are cognitive beings or active information processors who think about relationships between behavior and consequences
Social-cognitive theory
a child's inability to see a situation from another person's point of view
Egocentrism
Time period from conception to birth
Prenatal development
Mimicking behaviors seen
Imitation
A period of rapid growth and sexual maturity
Puberty
associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving
Frontal lobe
the debate of whether development is primarily influenced by biology or the environment
Nature vs. nurture.
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity and Respiration
APGAR scale
the conscience, develops from ages 3 to 6 from interactions with caregivers
Superego
Teens put a hold on commitment to an identity while exploring the options
Psychological moratorium
associated with visual processing
Occipital Lobe
The ability to recognize oneself in terms of looks
Self conception
approach that emphasizes the role of modeling, otherwise known as imitation or observational learning, in the development of behavior
Social learning
your actions are different from what your thoughts/beliefs entail
Cognitive dissonance
Regulates emotions and reward
Limbic system
associated with movement, orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli
Parietal Lobe
Considering oneself as a distinct entity from the environment and others
Self perception
Crawling, standing, walking
Gross motor skills
A friend is someone that accepts you and you accept them as they are
Autonomous interdependence
Facilitates bonding and makes social connections/ interactions more rewarding
Oxytocin
associated with perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech
Temporal Lobe