Scooby Doo
Nature is to Nurture, as Heredity is to _________
Learned
100 TRILLIION
The prenatal development stage between a Zygote (conception to 2 weeks) and a fetus (from 8 weeks to 40 weeks) is known as the _________ stage.
Embryo or Embryonic
During the peak of development, there are 250,000 neurons generated every _______-
Minute
When a babies nervous system connects to their muscles and a mother can feel the body move is a thing called
quickening
Harmful substances such as viruses and drugs that can slip through and cause abnormal developments or birth defects are known as
Teratogens
FAS is marked by small, mis-proportioned head with unusual features and lifelong brain abnormalities. FAS is an acronym for _______-
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Involuntary responses babies have that are ideally suited for survival.
reflexes
Newborns are able to imitate facial expressions, distinguish the smell of their mothers and recognize _______
Parents Voices
During the ages of 6 - 13 years, these areas begin to escalate, enriching thinking, memory, language and reading skills.
Association Areas
At 9 months old, this is the PERCENTAGE of babies that are able to stand while holding onto something.
50%
The term for all activities associated with thinking, knowing and remembering.
Cognition
This individual is considered the father of developmental psychology.
Jean Piaget
Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development include: Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational and ______
Sensorimotor
The idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visable is known as
Object Permanence
During which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development scale are children Egocentric, in other words they think that everybody is always thinking about them.
Stage 2 or Preoperational
Piaget states that during the Concrete Operational Stage, 7 - 11 years olds think mass, volume and numbers remain the same despite changes in forms. The term for this is
Conservation
This is the stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development stage where children are able to think about abstract propositions and hypotheticals.
Stage 4 OR Formal Operational
The fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning at about 8 months is known as
The emotional bond that forms between newborns and their caregivers is known as
The parenting style that expects high behavioral standards for children
Authoritarian
Parenting style that is considered the most flexible.
Authoratative
Parenting style that initiates little discipline, guidance and control.
Permissive
Parenting Style where parents are unaware of what happens in their child's life.
Neglectful
In Erikson's first stage of Psychological development scale, the conflict is Trust vs. _________
Mistrust