Some nonhuman animals, such as ducks and ducklings, go through a period of ________ on the first objects they see. Humans do not go through this.
What is imprinting
100
the fear experienced by children when they meet someone they do not know
What is stranger anxiety
100
the process of adapting current schemas to incorporate new information
What is accommodation
100
researcher investigated cognitive development in children
What is Jean Piaget
100
biological growth processes that lead to changes in behavior
What is maturation
200
According to Piaget's theory, the stage from 6 or 7 to 1 years of age during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events
What is concrete operational stage
200
Piaget's theory, the stage from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic.
What is preoperational stage
200
Piaget's theory that the stage from birth to 2 years of age during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
What is sensorimotor stage
200
Discovered that baby monkeys preferred contact with comfortable cloth "mother" even while feeding from the nourishing "mother"
What is Harlow (Margaret and Harry Harlow)
200
____________ would help a newborn baby find food
What is rooting reflex
300
Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.
What is formal operational stage
300
When a 3 year old makes himself "invisible" by putting his / her hands over his eyes, assuming that if he/she can't see, he / she cannot be seen, this is known as
What is egocentrism
300
What is a zygote called after it has been developing for 14 days and attaches to the uterine wall
What is embryo
300
Babies whose mothers drank alcohol heavily during pregnancy are susceptible to the leading cause of mental retardation known as
What is fetal alcohol syndrome.
300
__________ are chemicals that prevent a fetus from developing normally.
What is teratogens
400
Parents who discuss rules and reasons behind rules with their children, but also expect children to follow rules and enforce the rules would most likely fall into which parenting style category?
What is authoritative parenting
400
An optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain experiences produces proper development is called
What is critical period
400
According to Piaget, mental plans or rules we use to organize our experiences
What is schemas
400
factors has the most influence on when a child starts walking
What is muscle development
400
we don't have enough neural connections during the first few years of our lives to form __________.
What is memories
500
A child who is born with an introverted, shy temperament is likely to mature into which type of adult?
What is more introverted
500
A child's social patterns are affected by their hereditary temperament and the impact of ________ styles.
What is parenting
500
aspects of infant development occurs in discrete stages rather than developing more continuously. This is called
What is motor development
500
Children know what's best for them so a family shouldn't have strict rules. This is a sign of ________ parenting
What is permissive
500
This parenting style uses harsh discipline with their children, uses punishment more often than praise, and refuses to discuss the reasons behind family rules