Life span
This branch of psychology studies how people change physically, cognitively, and socially throughout their lives.
What is developmental psychology?
This reflex causes a baby to turn its head toward a touch on the cheek
What is the rooting reflex?
This term describes the period of development between infancy and puberty.
What is childhood?
The stage of adulthood marked by exploration, career building, and establishing personal relationships.
What is early adulthood?
This psychologist proposed the eight stages of psychosocial development.
Who is Erik Erikson?
Babies are typically able to sit without support by this age
What is 6 months?
During this stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children begin using symbolic thought but lack logical reasoning.
What is the preoperational stage?
This term describes the emotional and physical transition when children leave home, often experienced by parents in midlife.
What is the empty nest?
The term for the gradual biological process of aging, often accompanied by decreased physical capacity.
What is senescence?
The ability to form a strong emotional connection to a caregiver, often established during infancy.
What is attachment?
This term describes the ability to understand another person's perspective, typically developing in early childhood.
What is theory of mind?
The phase of adulthood where individuals often reassess goals and life achievements, commonly referred to as a "crisis."
What is a midlife crisis?
The concept that certain experiences must occur for proper development to take place, such as imprinting in animals.
What is a critical period?
This Swiss psychologist is known for studying cognitive development, starting with the sensorimotor stage in infants.
Who is Jean Piaget?
A child's ability to regulate emotions and delay gratification was famously tested in this "sweet" experiment.
What is the marshmallow test?
The psychosocial challenge Erikson associated with late adulthood, involving reflection on life and facing mortality.
What is integrity vs. despair?
The theory that aging is caused by cumulative damage to cells and tissues over time.
What is the wear-and-tear theory?
By this age, most infants have developed object permanence, the understanding that objects exist even when not seen.
What is 8-12 months?
In Erikson's psychosocial theory, children in early childhood face this developmental challenge, characterized by the struggle between initiative and guilt.
What is initiative vs. guilt?
This term describes the phenomenon of adults simultaneously caring for aging parents and their own children.
What is the sandwich generation?