LIFESPAN & BASICS
This field studies how people change physically, mentally, and socially from birth to death.
What is developmental psychology?
A baby turns their head and opens their mouth when their cheek or the corner of their mouth is stroked. What reflex is being exhibited?
What is the rooting reflex?
Mental “folders” used to organize knowledge and experiences.
What are schemas?
A parent sets clear rules, explains reasoning, and listens to their child.
What is authoritative parenting?
Care focused on comfort and quality of life for people with serious illness.
What is hospice care?
A student gets taller, stronger, and begins puberty mostly due to biological timing rather than practice.
What is maturation?
After hearing a loud blender every day, a baby eventually stops reacting to the sound.
What is habituation?
A child calls every flying animal a “bird,” including bats.
What is assimilation?
A strict parent who expects obedience and gives little explanation shows this style.
What is authoritarian parenting?
Development is described as happening in clear, distinct phases (example: Paiget's cognitive theory).
What is stage theory?
A child inherits musical talent but only becomes skilled after years of lessons.
What is the nature vs. nurture interaction?
A toddler stacking blocks carefully is demonstrating this type of motor skill.
What are fine motor skills?
A child learns bats are not birds and creates a new category.
What is accommodation?
A teen says cheating is wrong because it breaks school rules.
What is conventional morality?
Grief does not always follow a predictable order of emotions—this challenges which model?
What is stages of grief model?
Exposure to harmful chemicals during pregnancy that may affect the fetus is called this.
What are teratogens?
What research experiment with monkeys showed that comfort and attachment are more important than just food.
What was Harry Harlow’s experiment?
A child understands that water stays the same amount even when poured into different-shaped containers.
What is the concrete operational stage?
A person’s understanding of who they are, including beliefs and values.
What is identity?
According to ___________________, a teenager is exploring different friend groups, values, and future goals while trying to figure out who they are are battling identity vs confusion
Who is Erik Erikson (Psychosocial Stages of Development)?
Assuming that development is continuous and does not happen in stages, explain what continuity means.
This view suggests that development happens slowly and steadily rather than in sudden jumps.
A baby searches for a toy hidden under a blanket, showing they understand it still exists.
What is object permanence?
A preschooler assumes everyone else likes the same toys they do.
What is egocentrism?
A strong, trusting bond between a child and caregiver is called this.
What is secure attachment?
A 4-year-old uses a cardboard box as a “spaceship” and pretends to fly to another planet while assigning roles to friends as astronauts.
What is pretend play or symbolic play?