Physical Development
Theories of Cognitive Development
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Memory
Key Figures
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___ is the major period of rapid change in physical appearance during adolescence.
Puberty
100
Parenting style best exemplified by setting rules, but making sure to explain the purpose of the rules.
Authoritative
100
Older adult's intelligence which specializes in a large body of factual and experienced information
Crystallized Intelligence
100

Two types of sensory Memory

iconic & echoic

100
Person who developed four stages of cognitive development
Jean Piaget
200
This parts of the brain does not develop fully until age 25
Frontal Lobes and/or cerebellum
200
Term used to describe process of interpreting one's new experiences in terms of one's existing schemas.
Assimilation
200
In this type of study, researchers follow a group of subjects for several years
Longitudinal
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Retention independent of conscious recollection, also called procedural memory

What is implicit memory

200
Person who identified three stages of morality.
Lawrence Kohlberg
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An optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development.
Critical Period
300
Developmental stage characterized by egocentrism and language development.
Preoperational stage
300

The process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life.

Imprinting

300

The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood

What is mood- congruent memory

300
This person conducted experiments to test attachment in infant monkeys.
Harry Harlow
400
Agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.
Teratogens
400
Developmental stage characterized by understanding conservation and mathematical transformations (such as reversibility).
concrete operational stage
400
Erikson's stage where middle aged adults struggle to determine what their contribution to the world is.
Stagnation vs. Generativity
400

An increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory

What is long- term potentiation (LTP)

400
Psychologist that used 7 stages to define social development.
Eric Erikson
500
The three steps of prenatal development- in order.
zygote, embryo, fetus
500
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
500
Kohlberg's stage of moral development where someone upholds laws or social rules simply because they are the laws and rules.
Conventional Morality
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Psychologist who experimentally implanted false memories of childhood traumas in order to prove that memories are often constructed

What is Elizabeth Loftus

500
DAILY DOUBLE This psychologist is best known for their contributions to research on eye witness testimony, specifically the 'misinformation effect.'
Elizabeth Loftus
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