True or False:
One's memory tends to increase with the increase of age.
False
100
What is the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month?
An embryo.
100
What is a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information?
A Schema
200
When and what occurs in Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage?
About 7 to 11 years
Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations
200
What is a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind?
Autism
200
List the Stages (in order) of Prenatal Development.
Zygote, Embryo, Fetus
200
What is one's decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation?
Habituation
200
What is Object Permanence?
The awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived.
300
Acording to Erickson's Theory; during which age does one experience Generativity vs. Stagnation?
Middle Adulthoodm(40s to 60s)
300
What is the the time of natural cessation of menstruation called?
Menopause
300
During which stage of life is peer relationships most important?
Elementary School (6 years to puberty)
300
What is it called when someone is adapting one's current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information?
Accomodation
300
What is the optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development?
The Critical Period
400
What are the two major developmental issues?
1. Continuity and Stages
2. Stability and Change
400
What is a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning?
Alzheimer's Disease
400
What is Puberty?
The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
400
What is this theory: People's ideas about their own and others' mental states-about their feelings, perceptions and thoughts and the behavior these might predict.
Theory of Mind
400
What is Self-Concept?
A sense of one's identity and personal worth.
500
List in order the stages and corresponding issues of Erickson's Stages of Psychosocial Development.
Infancy (to 1 year): Trust ys. Mistrust
Toddlerhood (1 to 2 years): Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
Preschooler (3 to 5 years): Initiative vs. Guilt
Elementary School (6 years to puberty): Competence vs. Inferiority
Adolescence (teen years into 20s): Identity vs. Role Confusion
Young Adulthood (20s to early 40s): Intimacy vs. Isolation
Middle Adulthood (40s to 60s): Generativity vs. Stagnation
Late Adulthood (late 60s and up): Integrity vs. Despair
500
What is the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, which usually begins at about 8 months of age?
Stranger Anxiety
500
Identity is developed in this stage...
Adolescence
500
What is one's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age?
Crystallized Intelligence
500
What is the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life?