Physical Development
This is an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development.
Critical Period
This stage of development is characterized by a lack of object permanence in the child.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
This stage of psychosocial development is concerned with children developing their sense of competency and achievement. Children in this stage will become confident in their abilities if encouraged and if discouraged will feel inadequate.
What is Industry vs. Inferiority?
This is the parenting style most associated with "pushover" parents where children set their own rules or the rules that parents set are not upheld.
These are the smallest form of speech that forms all words.
What are phonemes?
This is the developmental stage characterized by pretend play, egocentrism, and language development.
What is the Preoperational stage?
This stage is about teenagers figuring out where they fit in the world. Success will lead to a well defined personality and failure will result in confusion about who they are.
What is Identity vs. Role Confusion?
This parenting style is characterized by rigid rules, high expectations, and little comfort.
This researcher is best known for his theory of psychological development in children that is centered around peer and parental relationships and how children's cultures and languages impact their development. He is also responsible for coining the term zone of proximal development.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
These are agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.
Teratogens
Developmental stage characterized by understanding conservation and mathematical transformations (such as reversibility).
What is the concrete operational stage?
Erikson's stage where middle aged adults struggle to determine what their contribution to the world is.
What is Stagnation vs. Generativity?
This is the parenting style best exemplified by setting rules, but making sure to explain the purpose of the rules.
What is Authoritative?
This is described as being the onset of puberty and reproductive ability in boys.
What is spermarche?
This is the ability to understand that others have thoughts, feelings, and perspectives different from one's own.
What is theory of mind?
A person's inborn characteristic influencing their emotional reactivity and intensity.
What is Temperament?
This is an attachment pattern where children feel confident and trust that their caregiver will meet their needs.
What is Secure Attachment?
This type of identity formation is characterized by individuals committing to goals, beliefs, or values without exploring alternatives; often adopting the expectations of parents or society.
What is Identity Foreclosure?
This is the range of tasks a child cannot yet master alone, but that she or he can accomplish with the guidance of a more capable partner.
Zone of proximal development
The stage Intimacy vs. Isolation is about creating meaningful relationships with other people. This is the age range of those in this stage of psychosocial development.
What is 18-40 y/os?
This is an attachment pattern characterized by inconsistent or confused behaviors towards a caregiver, often resulting from trauma or abuse.
What is Disorganized Attachment?
** Daily Double**
This researcher is credited with creating the subfield operant conditioning that focuses on reinforcement, punishment, and the subsequent behaviors.
Who is B.F. Skinner?