Big 3 Debates & Lifespan Perspective
This debate focuses on the impacts of genetic and environmental factors.
What is nature vs. nurture?
The last phase of pregnancy, which takes up the majority of the 9 months.
What is the fetal/fetus phase?
This famous psychologist is known for his theory of Cognitive Development.
Who was Jean Piaget?
The family member that most individuals form contact comfort attachments to.
Who is mom?
Genie Wiley was discovered in a suburb of this major city on the West Coast.
What is Los Angeles?
This theory of development states that our growth is lifelong, multidimensional/multidirectional, highly plastic, and affected by many things.
What is the lifespan perspective?
If a mother smokes this teratogen she can cause addiction, low birth weight, or prematurity for her baby.
What is tobacco/nicotine?
Most of you should be in this final stage of cognitive development.
What is the formal operational stage?
The most popular kind of comfort item.
What is a stuffed animal?
During her time living with her teacher Jean Butler, Genie began hoarding this type of item in her bedroom.
What are glasses of liquid/water/milk?
This debate can be represented by a growing tree or a bug going through metamorphosis.
What is continuity vs. stages?
Teratogens are less affective during this phase of pregnancy due to the rapid cell duplication going on.
What is the zygote phase?
Children in this stage of development are mostly thinking about themselves.
What is the preoperational stage?
The specific type of animal that Harry Harlow conducted his research of contact comfort on.
What are rhesus macaque monkeys?
The first word that we hear Genie Wiley speak in the documentary episode.
What is "doctor"?
This term is used to describe our brain's ability to adapt to changes.
What is neuroplasticity/highly plastic?
Litterboxes are breeding grounds for this type of parasitic infection, which pregnant women should avoid.
What is toxoplasmosis?
Realizing that geese and chickens are not the same thing is an example of this type of schema change.
What is accomodation?
The unfortunate name that Harlow had for his inverted pyramid test chamber.
What is the pit of despair?
The name of the young French boy who grew up in isolation in the 1800's, much like Genie did.
Who was Victor?
Ms. Wood going from wearing lots of pink to wearing lots of black is an example of this debate.
What is stability vs. change?
This term is defined as the mother's diet during pregnancy, which is responsible for the baby's health and habits in the future.
What is Fetal Programming?
This particular type of schema is usually a mental shortcut or rule of thumb used to make quick judgements.
What are heuristics?
This specific item was known to make Genie laugh a lot.
What are balloons?