Biological & Environmental Factors
Behavior and development is shaped by the interaction of both of these factors:
What is environmental and biological
Nature refers to these influences, while Nurture refers to these influences
What is biological and what is environmental
The area of the brain located by our ears
How long does a single cell zygote multiply before being implanted and considered an embryo?
The age range for the identity vs. role confusion stage of psychosocial development
12-18
What is epigenetics
If development is gradual and cumulative, like learning how to walk, what debate and what side would that lie on?
What is continuity vs discontinuity, continuity
Decisions based off of rational and logical reasoning originate from this area of the brain
The three ways newborns seek out protection
What is grasping reflex, startle reflex, and neural connections
In the third stage of grief, bargaining, these emotions are common
What is guilt and blame
Two types of studies that allow us to know the impact of genes and hereditary on our development
What is twin studies and adoption Studies
Describe the stability vs. change debate
What is do people stay the same, do they evolve or change, or is it both.
Two forms of teratogens that impact embryo or fetus development
What is viruses or chemicals
Describe the positive and negative outcomes of the generativity vs stagnation stage of Psychosocial development
Imbalances of these have resulted in mood disorders such as depression
What is neurotransmitters
In the story of The Scorpion and The Frog, which character represented which side of each debate
What is the scorpion as nature and the frog as nurture
When the amygdala steps up to make decisions during the growth of the prefrontal cortex in adolescence, decisions are made on what 3 premises?
What is emotion, impulse, and instinct
The four temperaments of newborns
What is easy, slow to warm, difficult, and active
What is expected when considering rules during stage 4 of moral development as told by Kohlberg?
What is it is understood that rules and laws are necessary to maintain order.
Prenatal environmental factors that are critical for healthy development:
Prenatal nutrition and prenatal stress and trauma
What is Stanley Hall
Name the 6 main areas of the brain
What is the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, the temporal lobe, the cerebellum, and the brain stem
The four styles of attachment developed from infancy
In the theory of moral relativism, these matter:
What is intentions