Stages of Development
Infancy- birth to 18 months
What disorder includes having excessive worry, fear and nervousness.
Anxiety
What parenting style is both demanding and responsible and often the most effective?
Authoritative parenting
What term refers to the influence of genetic inheritance on development?
Nature
This is the first stage in Piaget's theory that spans from birth to about 2 years, when infants learn through their senses and actions.
Sensorimotor stage
Piaget claimed that children in this stage cannot yet perform mental operations or understand conversation, what stage is this?
Preoperational stage
A child who has trouble focusing and is very impulsive may be diagnosed with what?
ADHD
What style is low in both warmth and control, often linked to poor outcomes in emotional and social development?
Permissive- neglectful or uninvolved parenting
Identical twins raised apart are studied to help researchers understand what debate?
What is the final stage in Erikson's theory, where older adults reflect on their life with a sense of fulfillment or regret?
Integrity vs Despair
What is the term that describes the mental frameworks we use to organize information?
Schemas
What disorder can cause extreme sadness or lack of interest in daily activities?
How many parenting styles are there and what are they called?
There are 3- Authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive
What field of study focuses on how genes are expressed differently depending on environmental factors?
Epigenetics
According to Kohlberg, what level of moral development includes obeying laws and fulfilling duties to maintain social order?
The conventional level
What term describes a child's belief that everyone sees the world the same way they do?
Egocentrism
What disorder can cause people to have extreme mood swings between high energy and deep sadness?
Bipolar Disorder
What parenting style has been associated with highest levels of academic success and psychological well being?
Authoritative parenting
What does nurture focus on?
Access to education, nurtition and enriched environments
Erikson believed that middle adulthood is marked by what conflict, focused on contributing to the next generation?
Generativity vs Stagnation
What cognitive milestone allows children to understand the objects continue to exist even when they can't be seen?
Object permanence
Which eating disorder involves episodes of eating large amounts of food followed by purging through vomiting, laxatives, or excessive exercise?
Bulimia Nervosa
Children of authoritative parenting tend to develop what three traits more than others?
Independence, self-regulation and social competence
What scientific term refers to the traits you are inherited with?
Genes