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One of the 3 major concerns of developmental psychology involves a focus on:
Nature/Nurture
Continuity/Stages
Stability/Change
A person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity that is observable early in life and relatively stable over time:
Temperament
In successful prenatal development a human begins as __________________ and ends as a ________.
Zygote
Fetus
The genetic transfer of characteristics from parents to offspring
Heredity
The organ that transfers nutrients and oxygen from mother to embryo is called the
Placenta
An agent such as a chemical or virus, that can reach the embryo or fetus and cause harm during prenatal development.
Teratogen
The most consistently damaging Teratogen
Alcohol
physical and mental abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant women's drinking. Severe signs are small out of proportion head and abnormal facial features.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
A simple automatic response to a sensory stimulus
Reflex
Newborns greatest visual interest is
Face like image
biological growth processes leading to orderly changes in behavior, mostly independent of experiences.
Maturation
A period early in life when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences is needed for proper development
Critical period
Developmental psychologist most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development
Jean Piaget
All mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating
Cognition
A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
Schema
Impaired theory of mind is most often associated with what disorder
Autism spectrum disorder
Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas.
Assimilation
Adapting our current understanding (schemas) to incorporate new information
accommodation
Infants showing marked anxiety or avoidance of trusting relationships are said to have
Insecure attachment
An emotional tie with another person, shown in young children by their seeking closeness to their caregiver and showing distress on seperation
Attachment
Parts of the brain linked to thinking, memory and language which are the last to fully develop, are known as the
Association areas
Parents who are demanding and yet sensitively responsive to their children are said to be
Authoritative
Post conventional morality involves
Affirmation of self defined ethical principals
According to Erikson achieving a sense of identity is the special task of the
Adolescence
Compared with Asian parents westernized parents are more likely to teach their children to value
independence