Physical Development
This is the fertilized egg that enters a two-week period of rapid cell division.
What is a zygote?
Kohlberg’s theory focuses on this type of development.
What is moral reasoning?
Erikson believed personality develops through this many stages.
What are eight stages?
Young adulthood typically ranges from these ages.
What are 20–40 years old?
This term describes emotional ties that form between people, especially infants and caregivers.
What is attachment?
This reflex causes an infant to cling when the palm of their hand is touched.
What is the grasping reflex?
At this level, people obey rules mainly to avoid punishment or gain rewards.
What is the preconventional level?
The first psychosocial crisis, occurring in infancy, is this.
What is Trust vs. Mistrust?
This concept refers to culturally preferred timing of life events such as marriage or parenthood.
What is the social clock?
This type of anxiety occurs when an infant becomes upset when a caregiver leaves.
What is separation anxiety?
This concept explains why children crawl before they walk.
What is maturation?
A person who believes laws must be followed to maintain order is reasoning at this stage.
What is Stage 4: Law and Order?
A child gains confidence by mastering skills that are valued by teachers and classmates.
What is Industry vs. Inferiority?
Erikson believed the main task of middle adulthood was this.
What is generativity?
Harlow’s monkey experiments demonstrated the importance of this over food.
What is contact comfort?
This part of the brain is responsible for reasoning, planning, and impulse control and is not fully developed until the mid-20s.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This level of moral reasoning focuses on social contracts and basic human rights.
What is the postconventional level?
Adolescents who are unsure of who they are or where they fit may experience this.
What is role confusion?
This biological change marks the end of menstruation in women.
What is menopause?
Stereotyping or discriminating against people because of their age is called this.
What is ageism?
This is the point in development when a person is best able to learn a particular skill, such as language.
What is a critical period?
A person believes it is morally right to break an unfair law if it violates basic human rights, even though they know they may be punished.
What is Stage 6: Universal Ethics?
An older adult looks back on their life feeling a sense of fulfillment and acceptance, believing their life had meaning and purpose rather than regret.
What is Ego Integrity vs. Despair?
This degenerative brain disorder causes memory loss and disorientation in late adulthood.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
According to Kübler-Ross, this stage of grief involves refusing to accept reality.
What is denial?