Baby/Infant Development
What is the grasping reflex?
When an object is placed in an infants hand or on their foot they curl their hand around it and try to hold the object
Which group of kids were predicted to have more success later in life based on their actions in the Marshmallow experiment?
The kids who delayed gratification and didn't eat the marshmallow
What is the difference between fraternal and identical twins?
Fraternal twins come from two different eggs and identical twins come from one egg that split in utero
What is infantile amnesia?
The inability of people to remember events that happened when they were three or younger
What are Piaget's stages of development?
Sensorimotor, pre operational, concrete operational, formal operational
Fill in the blank: _________ is a person's emotional and behavioral response to the world
temperament
In what trimester does the most fetus growth occur?
Name three of Erikson's Psychosocial stages
Trust/Mistrust, autonomy/shame, initiative/guilt, industry/inferiority, identity/confusion, intimacy/isolation, generatively/stagnation, and integrity/despair
Which social aspect is formed by the environment that a person lives in?
Social norms/customs
How much does a babies brain grow in the first year?
It doubles in size
Which of Kohlberg's stages are children in?
Preconventional
What is epigenetics?
How environmental factors change gene expression without changing biological makeup
Name three motor skills that a child should reach by 18 months
Sitting up without assistance, Standing without help, crawling, walking without help
Which development theory relates to moral reasoning?
What percent of personality is inherited?
30-60%